On Wednesday 01 December 2004 02:00 pm, AZ Pete wrote:
> They allow me to download the entire 9.1 distribution from their FTP site,
> but this must then be copied to another machine and exported via NFS. Or I
> can do the install directly from their FTP site. I'd like to be able to
> burn the distro to a CD, which is not possible with this product.
[snip]
> Basically, I'd to download a free, full-featured version that would offer
> no support options. Much like the Redhat versions (before Fedora). For
> example, I could download Redhat version 7.x, 8.x, 9.0 for free and it
> would be the exact same product as the paid-for version, but I got no
> support. Is there a SUSE product like this?
Yes and no. SuSE does *not* have an ISO available for free download of their
Professional version like Redhat does/did. Instead, they offer up the distro
over FTP, as you noticed. That is pretty much the only way to install a free
full-featured version of SuSE. The FTP version is the real deal, though.
If you have broadband, then it's not a bad way to install. I've done it quite
a few times.. sometimes even when I have the DVD. Installing over FTP is
just too convenient to pass up (again, assuming you have broadband).
Kurt
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