What is the different between SLED & OpenSuse11.1?
Cheers;)
SLED is for the Enterprise and technical support is for pay, to Novell.
OpenSUSE is community supported.
Should I get sled:\ what you think?
Hi
Try out the free sneak preview of SLED 11 RC4;
http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=_skp4YryXVs~
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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (i586) Kernel 2.6.27.15-2-default
up 2:23, 1 user, load average: 0.71, 0.30, 0.23
GPU GeForce 6600 TE/6200 TE - Driver Version: 180.35
I will look into it,I was there few second ago and download some where.I will look in my HD around .
Tnx;)
> Should I get sled:\ what you think?
absolutely!
since money is no object and SLED is only (about) $70 per year, that
is EXACTLY where you should be, 24x7x365.25
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primary
I am about to buy a HP Netbook with SLED; Will I have to pay the annual fee to Novell ? If there is little technical advantage, am I best to load Suse 11.1 , as presently loaded on my desktop ?
Regards,
Ian
The difference is that openSUSE is a playground for Novell to test some stuff that when stabilized will be included in SLED.
> I am about to buy a HP Netbook with SLED; Will I have to pay the annual
> fee to Novell?
i do not know the terms of the deal between Novell and HP nor the
automatic relationship between the buyer of a pre-loaded HP machine
with SLED and Novell or HP (that is, maybe HP provides software
support…like Dell supports Windows[tm] on their machines)…
maybe there is no Novell software charge to the user/buyer for the
first year…or the first five years…
i don’t know (would love to know, but not enough to go find the
answer–IF on the other hand i were buying an pre-loaded HP i’d
probably find out before the purchase)…
i hope when you find out you will return here with the answer, and a
quotable cite…
> If there is little technical advantage, am I best to
> load Suse 11.1 , as presently loaded on my desktop ?
i do not know how you (or anyone can) measure the technical advantage
as either huge or little…
if, for example, you are gonna use that laptop in earning your daily
bread…and, if it MUST be stable and reliable then i’d guess you
would grade the advantage as relatively HUGE when compared to 11.1
(which is really Beta leading to SLED 11)
on the other hand, if you are buying an HP to carry around and show
your friends how pretty KDE4 is, or how fast compiz can spin a
cube…then, there would be no “technical advantage” in running a
commercial, enterprise level, INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH, proven and stable
SLED 10.
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secondary
A most helpful reply. Thank you.
I am fairly new to Linux, and more so to Suse, so I was not fully familiar what SLED was about. It is clear now. I am going for the HP because it looks a good machine with a decent keyboard and, as I want to continue to play with Linux, the Suse ready loaded OS appeared a good choice.I will keep you posted about the licence agreement with Novell
Ian
I think to say that opensuse is merely a playground is a bit over the top.
Especially when the developers are doing the work and we are having the fun. 
ianwallbank wrote:
> I will keep you posted about the licence agreement with Novell
GREAT, i’d love to know if you get good support from Novell and/or HP…
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secondary
Hello,
I have used SLED for a few years now, and recently tried Opensuse 11 as I couldn’t wait for the increased functionality, but already I have found the difference. With SLED the software available is strictly controlled to ensure a stable platform at all times, and I had no trouble at all with it. Opensuse was great but I ended up downloading too many optional software packages and eventually crashed my machine, not good. If you rely on your computer for work or for anything then I would thoroughly recommend waiting for SLED 11 to be released which should have all the functionality of Opensuse but very stable. I have downloaded and tried the ‘sneak preview’ and it looks good.
Regarding the preloaded SLED on the laptops. You should understand that once having obtained SLED it is completely optional whether you continue paying for support. You will still be able to use the computer adn security patches were still available to me when my licence expired, though at the small cost I tended to keep up the licence when I remembered as I liked to get first notification of new releases and updates.
Hope that helps.
Dave Smith
I like to compare with Sled and Sles what is it different of packages,security and stability.
Please could give me a hand.
Tnx;)
Mike
Hi
SLES(erver)
<http://www.novell.com/products/server/techspecs.html>
SLED(esktop)
<http://www.novell.com/products/desktop/techspecs.html>
That being said I use the desktop and with addition of the SDK you can
add some of the server features and still get updates etc.
<http://developer.novell.com/wiki/index.php/SLES_SDK>
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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
openSUSE 11.1 (i586) Kernel 2.6.27.19-3.2-pae
up 8:24, 1 user, load average: 0.64, 0.37, 0.19
ASUS eeePC 1000HE ATOM N280 1.66GHz | GPU Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME
Do you talking download Suse11.1 & sled over internet?
*Topics merged as they are about the same subject
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Andy
So what is the different bet. Sled and Sles is there few of you can tell me please
Hi
Download the Desktop (SLED 11) and try it out for 60 days 
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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
openSUSE 11.1 (i586) Kernel 2.6.27.19-3.2-pae
up 2:31, 1 user, load average: 0.65, 0.53, 0.40
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