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Novell Linux Desktop 9 Vs. Redhat Enterprise WS?
amorelock asks: "I manage a small group of 4-6 Linux software engineers / developers that are part of a larger engineering organization. Our IT department has finally, after several months of pushing-back, decided to support our Linux workstations. The have requested that we use an off the shelf distribution that will be fairly easy to manage and maintain (we're talking about Microsoft folks with practically zero Linux experience). We are evaluating both Novell Linux Desktop 9 and Redhat Enterprise WS. Have any fellow Slashdot folks had experience with either of these two distributions, and if so, what did you like or dislike about either of them?"
I used Suse until 2.5 years ago, but I switched to Debian because of the different 'flavors', professional, enterprise, whatnot. The problem was that once you installed a certain version, and then you wanted to update via the net, you then ended up with another 'free' flavor, messing up the setup in my case. So I switched to Debian and the upgrades through apt-get are really sensational for an admin.
I know it wasn't on your list of options, but because you didn't explain why you were limiting your options to two distro's, I'll just ignore it. If you knew why those two are 'right' and the others not, you wouldn't have a problem picking between the two either, right?
"It's too bad that stupidity isn't painful." - Anton LaVey
I know this wasnt one of your options, but I have implemented Ubuntu very well with a very good reception from non-tech users.