This is a desktop comparison of Red Hat Linux 9 and SuSE 8.2 Professional Edition. We have used Red Hat Linux 8 for all our work since last fall, and installed version 9 as soon as it became available. However, we have not been fully content with Red Hat, so we gave SuSE 8.2 a try when it became available this month.
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> MP3 (and any other download as well) is an issue when you go
> company-wide with Linux. Imagine how this conversation goes
> on:
>
> Secretary: "Hey, I can not play my music files with my PC."
> You: "Oh, it's no problem. Just login as root and download
> the MP3 plugin from the Internet."
>
> ... get the point?
Yes, secretaries should not be listening to music in the first place. Also, the administrator of Machine X is responsible for installing software for Machine X so you're argument doesn't really make sense. Software installation is a common necessity anyway. On Win32 the situation would be, OH! I CAN'T STOP YOU FROM INSTALLING IT!!!
> MP3 (and any other download as well) is an issue when you go
> company-wide with Linux. Imagine how this conversation goes
> on:
>
> Secretary: "Hey, I can not play my music files with my PC."
> You: "Oh, it's no problem. Just login as root and download
> the MP3 plugin from the Internet."
>
> ... get the point?
Yes, secretaries should not be listening to music in the first place. Also, the administrator of Machine X is responsible for installing software for Machine X so you're argument doesn't really make sense. Software installation is a common necessity anyway. On Win32 the situation would be, OH! I CAN'T STOP YOU FROM INSTALLING IT!!!