primm wrote:
I got the impression I was wasting the time of people on the list. In fact, looking back at my question it was not as trivial as it sounds as I also wanted to preserve the integrity of our system as we serve the web pages from our own PC's. I'm a secretary who left xp to install a proper server.
Another doubt I had was as to whether this list was also for people using opensuse commercially. Maybe I'm breaking the law making money indirectly from opensuse. I don't mind paying for support but the advice here is all I need.
I am new to the list having taken over the e-mail from my previous incumbent. If the list is simply for hobbyists then could you please point me in the right direction elsewhere. I looked at the opensuse list details but there is no mention as to it's use.
No fear, you're not wasting anyone's time, your questions are just the sort of thing this list is for. In fact, you're to be congratulated IMHO for stepping up as you have. As far as the commercial/personal split, there really is none. Linux is always free, but to get commercial support you have to pay some vendor. It all depends on how much support and what kind of support you want or need. I do sys admin work for $large_company during the day, and consult for small and medium businesses outside those hours. $large_company uses SLES servers in the data center, because they want that 24/7 support, and the legal indemnification which is available to enterprise customers from Novell. Of my consulting clients, most of them run opensuse, and one runs SLES. In my own office at home, I run all opensuse servers and desktops, but SLED on my laptop since there's no rule against using SLED for personal use, just as there's no rule against using opensuse for business purposes. Joe -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org