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SuSE Linux Desktop 1.0 Reviewed

Posted by timothy on from the screenshots-o-plenty dept.

LinuxLasVegas writes "SuSE announced a new release today titled "SuSE Linux Desktop 1.0". The distro is built on SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8.x technology and comes with Crossover Office 2.0. Mad Penguin has the first review of this release. From what I read, it seems like a good release, but for the $600 price tag, I'm not sure if it would be worth the jump..."

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  1. What's really needed by rsilvergun · · Score: 4, Interesting

    isn't a review of the distro (which is just SuSe 8.2 + Crossover near as I can tell) but of the support. i.e. how useful is it, how easy is it to get a tech on the phone when need be, how quickly do patches come out and how easy are they to apply/do they break things. For us home desktop users this is pretty meaningless, except as it pertains to getting linux a foothold in the corporate sector.

    This is a package for corporate computers, so of course it's overpriced. Corperations have always payed way more than software was worth. It's a throwback to the days when software was harder to write and software engineers were a lot scarcer, I think. Or maybe they're just dumb and ignorate about technology (probably both).

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  2. The Price tag by !Squalus · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Includes support for 3 years (w/updates) and 5 licenses I believe. It's some kind of SMB thing similar to Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

    Just from what I have read from SuSE. This addresses the fact that Business Users are muvh different than the retail market.

    These are smart business models for the SMB market. The only market that matters right now. The big boys spent their wads - now everyone has to compete for real - not just on advertising.

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  3. Can't they compete with Ximian? by EarthTone · · Score: 3, Interesting

    What I would like to see is SuSE (or someone else) take KDE to the level Ximian is pushing GNOME. SuSE would have the clear advantage of being an end-to-end solution provider, and could integrate KDE deeply with the rest of the OS. A (more) polished, integrated KDE desktop targeted to enterprise (and even small) businesses...especially if they can extend the capabilities of the Kiosk framework (esp. for organizations serving the public, like schools, libraries, etc.). Tight OpenOffice integration would be integral, too. I'd do it if I was a millionaire...

  4. Re:$600 Bucks? by RoLi · · Score: 3, Interesting
    Well 5 licenses of XP and 5 licenses of Office XP cost somewhere between 2000$ and 3000$ without any support.

    If you want a year of support from MS, I would guesstimate that you would end up paying at least 6000$ for 5 seats or 10 times of what SuSE charges.

    SuSE's offering isn't meant for home users, it targets businesses which don't have much Linux experience and will need both much support to make the jump and also a possibility to run at least the most important MS apps.

    For that niche (and only for that niche) SuSE's offer isn't a bad deal, IMO.