Ryan Simpkins wrote: > I'm thinking of trying out SuSE for a laptop I've got. I hear they charge you > for > updates though. Is that true? Can you guys please share your SuSE experiences > (good/bad)? > > I'm certainly not going to pay for updates to F/OSS software. The community > built > it, the community supports it, and the community wants it to be Free. I'm > happy to > pay for support if I need it, but not updates. The CentOS project essentially > repackages the RHEL updates/system, does SuSE have a similar option? If not, > is > there something stopping someone from doing so? > > -Ryan > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > > I currently run openSuSE 10.2 on my laptop and it works great. I have a Dell D420 and I even got 3d Desktop Effects working with the crappy integrated video. Also, if you have a wireless card that is supported (an most are now), it installs NetworkManager and I can use wireless as easy as I did in windows. If you do decided to use openSuSE, download the DVD or use the Add-on CD because it gives you stuff like Flash, Acrobat, Helix (RealPlayer and Banshee), and Java. Just my $.02.
Mike Lovell /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
