Re: SuSe License Agreement?

From: Bob Reinkemeyer (bigbob_at_mauller.net)
Date: 08/22/04


Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 11:57:20 -0500

Terry Nicholls (In2Blues) wrote:

> On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 09:05:54 +0000, imotgm wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 01:38:50 +0000, James Knott wrote:
>>
>>
>>> In 9.0, there was a couple of things missing, including Yast. I'm not
>>> sure if that still holds with 9.1, as Yast has now been released to GPL.
>>
>> Yast has never been missing from any Suse version, as it is necessary to
>> install and update the distro. Only a few commercial demos are missing,
>> and they can be d/l'd from their respective web sites. Everything that is
>> from Suse, and included in the pro version, is available in the free
>> download. Only the dead tree manuals, and the installation support are
>> missing. The manuals are included in pdf, or html form, as part of the
>> download.
>
> Let me get this straight. SUSE 9.1 Personal has everything Professional
> does except the commercial stuff and manuals?
>
> I downloaded the Personal ISO (which I'm happily using) and have been
> thinking of trashing Windows (why not, it does it to me all the time) and
> installing Linux as the main OS. Can I do this with the one CD of
> Personal? Someone told me that Professional was 5 CD's. Can I actually
> use Personal and simply download the few "missing" programs that I want to
> use instead of getting Professional? That would be great if I could. The
> faster I can get rid of Windows the better.
>
you could do an ftp install of 9.1 professional and get the complete system.
You will need a broadband connection for this.

bigbob



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