Steve Smith said:
> Mike wrote:
>> Did no one like my news letter? ;)
>> Just thought there would be more excitement about Linux getting more
>> marketshare and credability, not that a dinosaur is the best source or
>> anything.. lol
>
> I was glad to see it here, but I get Novell announcements in my inbox at
> work. I'm hoping some of Novell's behavior might rub off on SuSE. Iso
> images of complete Netware install disks have been downloadable for
> quite a long time. You do, of course, have to purchase a license
> eventually to keep it going or add more users, but the demo lasts 60
> days iirc.
It is hard for me to get excited about someone using the community.
Basically SuSE wants to be a proprietary software company and acts like
one in many ways. While they do contribute some back, they are not in my
opinion a strong community leader. Therefore, it doesn't tickle me to see
them trying to take a dominant position.
If I remember correctly, SCO at one time was putting some money into Linux
and people were glad to see a legitimate "unix" vendor step up. Well we
know how that turned out. I guess my being from Missouri leaves me with
the "Show Me" philosphy.
Yeah they are part of Novell now, but frankly Novell has a poor track
record too. Remember Caldera? So until they show me that they are
serious I will dismiss them as another leech.
-Derek
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