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SuSE and VA Linux Partnership

Posted by Hemos on from the working-together-for-a-brighter-tomorrow dept.

calibanDNS writes "SuSE has a news article on their web page announcing a new partnership with VA Linux. Apparently SuSE will help develop a software load for VA systems. " Co-development is set to start in December and will mean that SuSE will be an option on VA systems.

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  1. Have I missed something? by Ignatius · · Score: 2

    SuSE Linux AG, Europe's leading Linux distributor, [...]

    Since when is SuSE a stock cooperation (AG)? Have I missed their IPO? Last time I checked, SuSE has been a private limited company (GmbH) and it still says so on their homepage. (Not that I'd have the money to make some major investment, though ...)

  2. given comdex... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2

    ...all the distros have to rethink everything they are doing.

    va linux gave me a free copy of the sgi/debian distro, and it is *okay*, but that's it. there are outright errors in the documentation that make it impossible to install unless you already know how to do it. IE, bad dos commands, missing words in sentences. (hint: use the book, not the pamphlet, which has gross errors). VA had great, friendly people at the booth.

    i suspect Corel is going to spank everyone; at least they've rewritten the book on linux distros. Having a in-house pro development staff leveraging the "best of the free" is going to be the linux of the future.

    I tried several basic drag/drop operations in Suse, at their booth, and they didn't work. Corel showed some cool DND within their apps.

    Looks what Corel has:
    1) 4 step "brain dead" installation.
    2) free download or $4.95 CD. (plus shipping)
    3) Corel draw, Quattro Pro, Paradox within months.
    4) Friendly booth staff at comdex.

    No one else had a demo that came close to Corels. Caldera's was...ok. RedHat had little exciting or new. How much is RedHat now, anyway? The "Pro" version is like $149 or something...is this a joke?

    Plus, I think "back offices" world wide will get a big boost from the upcoming Jbuilder, Delphi and C++Builder for Linux from Borland. Supposedly a quick recompile of the win code and you're done.

    oops, this turned into a comdex thing. sorry. i started thinking about how nice the Suse and VA people were, and got carried away. must sleep now.