[ale] SuSE 9.1 pricey?

[Christopher Fowler]

I think you also get free upgrades for N years.  That is what I heard,


On Sat, 2004-05-01 at 11:08, Geoffrey wrote:
> I was really kinda hesitant about the idea of a 'community' purchase of 
> SuSE, the fact that I've purchased SuSE personally since 7.4 and felt 
> that there might be licensing issues.  I've checked out their website 
> regarding this issue and don't seem to find anything that would indicate 
> that we couldn't/shouldn't take this approach.  Then again, I do believe 
> it makes sense to support the various Linux vendors.
> 
> As for the price, it's pricey for SuSE Linux, but in comparison to what 
> you get, for what you pay for, it's a deal.  Compare the list of goodies 
> here:
> 
> http://www.suse.com/us/private/products/suse_linux/prof/index.html
> 
> To what you get from M$ or even other Linux vendors, it's quite the deal.
> 
> So, I guess I'm torn on this issue, but I'll say this, don't go running 
> out to do a 'community' purchase just yet.  I don't believe they are 
> evening shipping quite yet. I'll be getting the upgrade regardless, 
> because I feel I need to support the Linux community, and I can afford 
> to do so.  I'll research the licensing issues a bit more and if I don't 
> see any problems with making the copies, I'll provide the source disks.
> 
> I would suggest that those of you who have the funds to purchase a boxed 
> version of linux, regardless of the distro, please do so.  We need to 
> support those vendors who are building these newbie friendly versions.