Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Fri 11th Mar 2005 01:32 UTC
Today we feature a mini-interview with Chris Schlaeger of SuSE and Novell. Chris answers some questions about SuSE 9.3.
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One thing I really like about Linux is that it is all about options, even when talking about price.
I would just like to point out that, when talking about the cost of Suse or other major Linux distros, you really have a lot of choices. With Suse, you can pay full price up front, buy a half priced "upgrade version" which basically has the full version onboard, or you can wait for a month or a little longer, and download the thing for free. I have done all three many times, and never felt ripped off, since I knew I could always wait for the free version if I didn't feel like shelling out cash.
Regardless of whether I paid cash or not, I always install Suse on multiple computers, and I never have to pay for additional licenses. Obviously, that is hard to say about any other OS outside of a linux distro, although I am not familiar with the FreeBSD license structure.
Now that Novell is going with the latest version of not only KDE, but Gnome as well, it is hard to argue against this as a very attractive distro, regardless of price. I have always tried out others, but since 6.3, I keep coming back to Suse. It is just much easier for me to install and maintain, and Suse's close connection to the folks at KDE has always meant it is one of the nicest looking distros right out of the box (from my perspective).