On Saturday 21 April 2007 08:58, Chris & Steve wrote: > Hi everybody, > I have to ask this question with the hopes that somebody out there has > used SLED (Suse Linux Enterprise Destkop) and OSL (Open Suse Linux) > enough to know if SLED is really that much more refined and stable. > SLED currently is based on OSL's 10.1 build...with that in mind...would > anybody say that SLED is worth it for the support and other purks that > is being offered? > > I'm asking this question because we plan on offering Suse Linux as an > option to MS products on a new PC....should it be SLED or OSL? > > > Thanks Chris
I come to this problem as someone who has four computers at home running SuSE 10.1, and one at work, also running 10.1. Recently I ordered SLED 10 for me office machine, because I'm not the only one using it, and wanted a release i could leave on there for 2 - 3 years. I paid for the support because I wanted that available for the time it was on there. So I received the product a week or so later, and proceeded to try to install it. The DVD seemed to be defective, as it would install normally until 3/4 of the way through the install when it would hang. I was eventually able to get it to install using the CD's that also came supplied, but many of the things I was used to were missing altogether. It didn't even come with a manual, for Pete's sake! A THREE times the cost of Suse 10.1 and not even a manual! First, many of the programs I have come to rely on, like GnuCash, simply weren't there. Not only weren't they there, there were no extra repositories listed for SLED 10. I was told I could use 10.1 repositories instead, because the code base was really the same, but it made me uneasy, and I suspect you'd find the same thing with many clients. Second, instead of the KDE desktop we've been used to for years, it installed as default this horrible GNOME desktop, which came without many of the ways to tweak the install to personal satisfaction. Yes, you could install KDE, but it still seemed to be missing things I expected. So, if you're only going to be offering it to corporate clients, where users get NO say in how their desktops look, go for SLED. Anything else, whether home or small business users, or especially Linux fans, run away from SLED and opt for the current version of Open-Suse. -- Bob Smits Ph 250-245-2553 Fax 250-245-5531 E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
