Suse 9.3 and Ubuntu ??

[Vincent Trouilliez]

> SUSE 9.3 will be available as boxed sets with one or two large manuals,
>  in about a week's time.
> If they follow their past practice, about six weeks later, it will be
> available for free download. So the 100 USD becomes 0 USD!

Ah, so it's like Mandrake then. Will it also be like Mandrake, in that
that the download version is not as good/complete as the boxed version ?
Okay, let's try to stay positive... even if the download if 100% similar
to the boxed version, Ubuntu still has the lead, as it comes on one
single CD (and is even delivered FOC), whereas I think Suse take several
CD's or even a DVD, and not many people can afford to download a DVD,
nevermind paying for DVD writer and expensive blanck DVD.
Whereas a CD ISO is fairly doable with reasonable bandwidth, CR burner
cost 30 Euros, and Blank CD's only one Euro.
And I am not sure if Suse has a Live CD to let beginners "test the
water" before considering a disk install. Or maybe they have a Live DVD,
but again, not as good/easy/cheap/convient as a Live CD.

So Ubuntu is still more attractive to beginners I think :o)))


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Vince