Hi Craig Is it the same boxed pack offered by SuSe , I mean you got all 2 DVD , 5 CDs & all the manuals ?? Anirban On Wed, 03 Nov 2004 09:38:05 -0500, Craig Weaver wrote:

I just ordered from Amazon... It's $10 cheaper than SuSE, qualified for free shipping and I could find it. Novell apparently doesn't really want to sell it very badly:) from their own site. Actually it doesn't surprise me. Novell has historically sold the bulk of their products through other retail channels and usually cheaper than pricing you would get through Novell themselves. It makes sense, they can spend more of their time and money on development and not on supporting a sales department. From a "reputable" retailer the proceeds still go back to the developers. I would think Novell would only boost the actual sales of SuSE products by utilizing their sales and supply chains already in place. From my perspective SuSE is the most likely Linux product to be successful because of their affiliation with Novell and the use of its sales force and infrastructure. (just don't try to find it on digital river:( )

I wouldn't condone a chop shop who just copies the disks to resell and I would hope others would feel the same way.

just my 2cents Craig

sean-lynch@sean-lynch.com wrote:

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I tried too and got the same results you did.

The SuSE pre-order page takes you to the Novell (digital river) site for the full version of 9.2 pro. I then went back used the search function on the SuSE sight, and could only find the upgrade for 9.1.

Novell's 'list all products A-Z' option does not show a choice for the upgrade version 9.2.

I always remember receiving e-mail from SuSE Marketing with links to the pages for Pro, Standard, and Upgrade versions in the past.

I generally get the upgrade version, except for major version releases. I've ordered direct from SuSE the last few times and it was easy and pain free. I hope Novell gets these things cleaned up soon

Oh, and the post cards. SuSE used to send postcards as well.

Sean

On Tue, 2 Nov 2004 08:49:14 -0700 "bob sandefur" wrote:

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Hi- I actually tried SUSE direct but the web site took about 5 different pages (novell, digital river etc) and I never found anything but the full version.

I like SUSE linux but IMHO I think the Novell web site could stand improvement Regards Bob

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Anirban, The order from Amazon arrived Friday. It is the same boxed package offered by SuSE. It includes the 2 dvd's and 5 cd's as well as both the user and administrator's manuals. Talk about under promise and over deliver, Amazon was supposed to not even ship it until after the 10th with an estimated delivery date between the 15th and 17th. Needless to say I am quite pleased and can't wait to dig into 9.2 this week. Craig Craig Weaver wrote:

It appears to be the same from looking at Amazon's website. It is supposed to be the retail package of SuSE. I haven't received it yet. If it is not I will be sending it back and complaining loudly to Novell. Amazon is saying the ship date isn't until the 10th of Nov. Right now I am running 9.1 and happy with it. I can wait for 9.2. I mostly wanted to put my money where my mouth is with this product. I have been evaluating it for some time through an ftp installed system and now my decision is made.

Craig

Anirban Biswas wrote:

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Hi Craig

Is it the same boxed pack offered by SuSe , I mean you got all 2 DVD , 5 CDs & all the manuals ??

Anirban

On Wed, 03 Nov 2004 09:38:05 -0500, Craig Weaver wrote:

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I just ordered from Amazon... It's $10 cheaper than SuSE, qualified for free shipping and I could find it. Novell apparently doesn't really want to sell it very badly:) from their own site. Actually it doesn't surprise me. Novell has historically sold the bulk of their products through other retail channels and usually cheaper than pricing you would get through Novell themselves. It makes sense, they can spend more of their time and money on development and not on supporting a sales department. From a "reputable" retailer the proceeds still go back to the developers. I would think Novell would only boost the actual sales of SuSE products by utilizing their sales and supply chains already in place. From my perspective SuSE is the most likely Linux product to be successful because of their affiliation with Novell and the use of its sales force and infrastructure. (just don't try to find it on digital river:( )

I wouldn't condone a chop shop who just copies the disks to resell and I would hope others would feel the same way.

just my 2cents Craig

sean-lynch@sean-lynch.com wrote:

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I tried too and got the same results you did.

The SuSE pre-order page takes you to the Novell (digital river) site for the full version of 9.2 pro. I then went back used the search function on the SuSE sight, and could only find the upgrade for 9.1.

Novell's 'list all products A-Z' option does not show a choice for the upgrade version 9.2.

I always remember receiving e-mail from SuSE Marketing with links to the pages for Pro, Standard, and Upgrade versions in the past.

I generally get the upgrade version, except for major version releases. I've ordered direct from SuSE the last few times and it was easy and pain free. I hope Novell gets these things cleaned up soon

Oh, and the post cards. SuSE used to send postcards as well.

Sean

On Tue, 2 Nov 2004 08:49:14 -0700 "bob sandefur" wrote:

...

Hi- I actually tried SUSE direct but the web site took about 5 different pages (novell, digital river etc) and I never found anything but the full version.

I like SUSE linux but IMHO I think the Novell web site could stand improvement Regards Bob

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