On Thu, 2007-03-01 at 07:11 -0500, James Knott wrote: > John Andersen wrote: > > On Wednesday 28 February 2007, Mike McMullin wrote: > > > >>> Well I would hope so. After all, we here in opensuse land wring > >>> the bugs out of that codebase for them. Then they turn around and > >>> shrink wrap it with the same support options you get on the web > >>> for free. > >>> > >> I was under the (mis)impression that SLED10 patches were only good for > >> the time that you are paying support. > >> > > > > Thats exactly what I meant to say. You get the same patches that are > > free for opensuse, but you only get them for sled if you pay. > > > > After the second or third year, sled is way more expensive than XP. > > > > > I guess you've never worked in computer support in the corporate world. > Companies often buy IT support. The question becomes what do they get > for that money?
Unfortunately where Sled10 is concerned it's not a non-business proposition. I wonder if Novell would consider a "home" edition that you buy to use for personal use only and it has patches till end of life. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
