On 9/25/05, HG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I might be wrong here, but this is how I understand it :
> So let's see if I got this right. > > For OSS version > - There is no support for things like MP3's (and lots of others) Correct - no proprietary stuff included - mp3 is proprietary, as is avi AFAIK > - There is no YOU No, YOU is there. (at least in RC1) > - There is no 3D support Only no 3D support for NVidia and maybe ATI. You will still have 3D support for graphic cards that have OSS 3D support, like the older ATI cards and other vendors. > -> getting the OSS version to work, one would need to be able to find, > download manually and install the non-OSS software manually > No, you just add additional Sources to YaST and it will have access to that. The main difference that I see is that OpenSuSE will not include the proprietary stuff on the downloadable iso images. If you need them, you need to get them from non-Novell sources, which you add to YaST. Some Propriatary stuff will be included in the Novell SuSE 10.0, because you pay for it and thus indirectly you pay for the license fees required for distrobution of these. I basically comes down to the fact that Novell may not legally distribute certain proprietary stuff (like the mp3 decoders) with a product without paying some fees (which is transferred to the person who buy Novell SuSE again) This is similar to Debian. The Debian iso images contains no propriatary stuff. If you want mp3 support, you need to add an additional source to apt to get hold of it. I don't see that Novell is trying to screw the OSS community, they are just covering thier legal side. It also makes sense for Novell to include certain non-essential, cool-to-have stuff in Novell SuSE, because you have to have an incentive to buy it, but I don't see that OpenSuSE is crippled or non-usable or anything. The Beta's and Release Candidate that I installed includes everything you normally need (within legal boundaries) Do I understand this correct? -- Andre Truter | Software Engineer | Registered Linux user #185282 ICQ #40935899 | AIM: trusoftzaf | http://www.trusoft.za.org ~ A dinosaur is a salamander designed to Mil Spec ~ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
