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SuSE CEO's Two-Distro World

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the just-the-two-of-em dept.

FrankoBoy writes "CRN has an interview with SuSE CEO Richard Seibt in which he claims such things as 'Linux means two companies: Red Hat and SuSE, and nobody else.' Another example of this kind of corporatespeak can be found in another interview he did with ZDNet last week. DistroWatch has an article about all this in its current weekly newsletter."

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  1. makes me think twice... by mOoZik · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    about recommending SuSE to Linux newbs.

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  2. Shame on you by nbarr · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Right now, when Linux needs to unite more than ever because of the FUD SCO is releasing, here comes this guy saying stuff like that. Maybe he should go read the cathedral and the bazaar.

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  3. Re:suse and redhat alone? IDTS by EvilAlien · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    SuSE is quite overrated, IMHO. I've played with it, but it never really stood out. It used to be in the category of "just another Red Hat spawn", along with Mandrake.

    I'm also not sure what he means by "company", because as far as I'm concerned Gentoo Technologies, Inc. has the legal status and enough products for sale to qualify as a company... and the only Linux company that has made any money off me is Mandrake.

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  4. Wasn't SuSE by Cyno · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    part of that United Linux thing? Wonder what happened to them.

    Remember, SuSE was in bed with SCO.

    Personally, I wouldn't trust SuSE's CEO to make very good business partners or decisions. His comments carry little weight with me.

  5. I'm glad the German didn't say "There is only 1". by smcavoy · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Interested in sharing this time....