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[hekate@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Michael Johnson)]

Looks like SuSE is getting more and more attention. I picked up a copy of
the local paper today and as I was skimming it, I noticed an article on
Linux and Suse in the Money section. Actually 2 short articles. One on
SuSE and the other on Linux in general. This kind of thing will bring in
more and more new SuSE users. I included it as an attachment. 
 

Michael

One is most dishonest towards one's God; he is not _permitted_ to sin. 
 
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   How does a software company make money when it allows people to
   download its principal product for free over the Internet?
   
   Germany-based SuSE has no choice but to offer its Linux operating
   system without charge. That's because it's based on a freeware version
   of UNIX -- an operating system written in the late 1960s at AT&T Bell
   Laboratories (now Lucent).
   
   SuSE is preparing for an August release of version 5.3 of its Linux
   operating system, which can run on most PCs. It can sit in the same
   hard drive as Windows, if the drive is partitioned.
   
   While version 5.3 will be available at no charge at the company's web
   site at www.suse.com, there will be the tedium of downloading for
   people lacking high-speed Internet access.
   
   SuSE is selling a full installation five-disk CD-ROM edition for
   $49.95 US.
   
   Jan Fuxell, company director of operations, says the expectation is
   that sales will double this year as buyers opt for the convenience of
   installation from disks and the convenience of having these at hand if
   a custom form of 5.3 is loaded initially and other features need to be
   added.
   
   Additionally, there is value in buying the CD-ROM set because
   purchasers get 60 days of free product support from SuSE and are
   supplied with a 400-page manual.
   
   In April, SuSE released an earlier (5.2) version of its Linux
   operating system for the North American market. Previously, the
   product had to come from Europe.
   
   Fuxell said SuSE Linus 5.2 has won fans because it is very stable. "We
   expect to build on that success and have 5.3 win favor both with
   business and individual users. It should appeal to people who like to
   tinker and disenfranchised by the Windows hegemony."
   
   SuSE, which has only 60 employees in Germany and the U.S., came out
   with its first Linux operating system in 1992 which was similar to the
   one it had acquired at that time through the takeover of a small
   development company in the U.S. Since then it has made substantial
   changes to make the platform more versatile and easier to use.
   
   Fuxell said SuSE sees itself drawing revenue from providing support to
   business and entering into support contracts with clients.
   
   "We sense there is a momentum building with Linux. It has recently
   been written about in The Economist and in Forbes. The interest is
   growing."
   
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