[ale] SuSE 9.1 pricey?

[Geoffrey]

Emil P. Man wrote:
> 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.
>>
> Geoffrey,
> 
> I was on their web site yesterday looking at a comparison too. This one 
> is for windows vs suse pro. Regarding licenses, correct me if I am wrong 
> but on this site:
> http://www.suse.com/en/private/products/suse_linux/prof/winprice.html
> 
> Under licenses....

That's pretty clear isn't it.  Although I suspect they expect that to 
mean one person, not 10 who get their heads together, but there is no 
note indicating you can't.

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey                     Registered Linux User #108567
Building secure systems in spite of Microsoft