chris herrnberger wrote:
>
> PLease be informed that this is not an anti-RH rant, quite the contrary.
> IF the SuSE team was as active in NA as the guys in the red hats...I
> think we would all be better campers.
>
Well no one has said this yet so I will.
The corporations and school systems who are choosing to
back a linux product in America, have chosen Redhat
because it is an American Product. It's that simple.
SuSe is a German Product and you won't find any
American corporate executives backing it as the
"american standard". But they will all admit
it is a good product.
Another reason, Suse is held back, is that Yast
is not fully GPL'ed ; whereas all of Redhat is.
Corporate lawyers are very tuned into these little things.
After playing around with Redhat, I see that Yast is
a superior setup tool, and it makes sense that the Suse
people want to keep it proprietary.
All efforts to promote linux is good. Redhat's success
has made becoming a "unix programmer" more viable for
everyone.
Distributions will come and go. I expect to see a whole
bunch of new distributions, as smart college kids try
to implement their personal visions.
Bigger isn't always better. A smaller development team
means lower overhead, and may make it easier for Suse
to make it thru any coming "lean times".
Longevity is what you want in a distribution.
SuSe seems to be "right on track" with looking
toward the future.
I actually feel more secure with SuSe's future than
Redhat's. Redhat is getting so involved with school's
and big corporations, that it won't be long before
they get caught up in disputes over "direction".
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