Re: [SLE] 9.1 > 9.2 question

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To: suse-linux-e@suse.com
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 15:13:33 -0600

On Wednesday 29 December 2004 01:13 pm, Joaquin Menchaca wrote:
> All I can say is that with so many bad experiences, I am very hesitant
> to purchase software without knowing that it is going to work.
> Unfortunately for SuSE, they don't seem to have a public evaluation
> system, nor are there distros for NON-COMMERCIAL usages.  

Joaquin, I dont know where you get your info, but there is no, and havent
been any, prohibition from SuSe about non-commercial usage. Someone is
flim-flaming you! Use it anywhere you want! Call it comercial or
non-commercial if you want, No one cares.

SuSE Pro simply has more development stuff included on the cd/dvd's. Even
that is available for FREE, if you want to download it. Personally, I buy
the pro version cause I dont want to screw with more downloads. If you
use apt, you can get it all from a command line, again for FREE.

Like others have been tryijng to tell you, YOU have a choice, pay for the
pro version or wait and download it for free or have someone else prepare
the cds for you for about 5 bucks. It;s all about choice. Choices you
dont get with other OS's.

> I liked it
> when one could download SuSE for free before, and I like it when
> companies like Oracle and Sun, and even Microsoft, have
> evaluation/non-commercial options to get at their software and try it.  
> It many sales, especially enterprise, they have a  POC phase, i.e.
> Proof-Of-Concept.  I don't see why we can have some form of this, rather
> than just blindly pay, and find out later it doesn't work. :-(

No one is requiring you to pay before you try, you just have to exert a
little effort to find the free version. Borrow it from a friend or
download it when it becomes available.
>
> Anyhow, combine with that and and users reporting problems, SuSE doesn't
> seem like a viable platform at this stage, or at least one cannot find
> out... :-)

You cannot find out if you dont try. Have you ever found a new piece of
software that was perfect? In my 40 + years in this business, I haven't
and I surely dont expect to see it now. By mid Jan, when the freebie will
be on the mirrors, most of the original problems will be long solved, just
like the last update.

Regards,
Richard

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