Ok, I know he’s not exactly writing about us here, but since we’re effectively the testers for future versions of SLED I thought this should be put in for your perusal.
Which Linux makes the best business Windows replacement desktop? | Computerworld Blogs
a nice read Sagemta.
My view is colored, but along with the OES2 services Novell offers (also the new DSfW thats coming end this year) it’s still one d*mn good system to have.
I do see openSUSE as a valuble extention to SLEx and I like seeing both parts the OSS and the corporate bit getting added value from one an other.
Just my 2cents…
Cheers,
Wj
Its allways about the support when it comes to these things for the larger businesses.
Sagemta wrote:
> Ok, I know he’s not exactly writing about us here, but since we’re
> effectively the testers for future versions of SLED I thought this
> should be put in for your perusal.
> ‘Which Linux makes the best business Windows replacement desktop? |
> Computerworld Blogs’ (http://tinyurl.com/4fjzhc)
>
>
I’m not a big proponent of SLED. But I do recommend SLES.
The problem with SLED isn’t the product, it’s the release cycle.
We are not Windows. Therefore, our drivers tend to not work
with later revisions of hardware, forcing kernel driver updates, etc.
So the problem with things like SLED is that it simply will not
recognize many contemporary hardware setups, might not even boot
or install. It’s more of a kernel issue than a SLED issue. And
I don’t have a recommendation for solving this (unless hw vendors
get onboard the Linux train)…
openSUSE, just because it’s “fresher”, tends to do better. It suffers
from the same problem as above, but because of its shorter release
cycle and “higher risk”, it tends to support more hardware than
SLED. Even a SLED with an SP is not usually sufficient because
sometimes you need a larger version level update (that “higher risk”
piece) in order to make things work.
Just my own observation.