On Apr 8, 2005 5:17 PM, Brad Bourn
On Friday 08 April 2005 03:07 pm, Stephen Boddy wrote:
Well, my opinion would be:
SuSE x.x Std. == Windows XP Home (SuSE x.x Pro. | Novell Desktop Linux) == Windows XP Pro SuSE Linux Enterprise == Windows 2003 Server Not too sure about Data Center
So what is the difference (if any) in cost / release schedule between Pro and Novell Desktop?
B-)
I believe that Novell Linux Desktop (NLD) is currently layered above SLES 9. So the base OS component is only getting updated once a year, but support is concievably available for 5 years. (ie. If you pay for the much more expense SLES 9 support you can get it for 5 years.) I don't know how often the GUI aspects of NLD are going to be released, nor how long support will be available. As I understand it, purchasers of NLD are expected to buy support for every user ($50/yr for the duration?), but this gives them the right to pick up the phone and actually call someone who works for Novell. That is actually quite a bargain if I understand it right. (ie. phone support for MS product line is not included in the previously discussed prices, so they are not comparable.) Greg -- Greg Freemyer