[ale] SuSE 9.1 pricey?

[Emil P. Man]

Geoffrey wrote:

> I was really kinda hesitant about the idea of a 'community' purchase 
> of SuSE, the fact that I've purchased SuSE personally since 7.4 and 
> felt that there might be licensing issues.  I've checked out their 
> website regarding this issue and don't seem to find anything that 
> would indicate that we couldn't/shouldn't take this approach.  Then 
> again, I do believe it makes sense to support the various Linux vendors.
>
> As for the price, it's pricey for SuSE Linux, but in comparison to 
> what you get, for what you pay for, it's a deal.  Compare the list of 
> goodies here:
>
> http://www.suse.com/us/private/products/suse_linux/prof/index.html
>
> To what you get from M$ or even other Linux vendors, it's quite the deal.
>
> So, I guess I'm torn on this issue, but I'll say this, don't go 
> running out to do a 'community' purchase just yet.  I don't believe 
> they are evening shipping quite yet. I'll be getting the upgrade 
> regardless, because I feel I need to support the Linux community, and 
> I can afford to do so.  I'll research the licensing issues a bit more 
> and if I don't see any problems with making the copies, I'll provide 
> the source disks.
>
> I would suggest that those of you who have the funds to purchase a 
> boxed version of linux, regardless of the distro, please do so.  We 
> need to support those vendors who are building these newbie friendly 
> versions.
>
Geoffrey,

I was on their web site yesterday looking at a comparison too. This one 
is for windows vs suse pro. Regarding licenses, correct me if I am wrong 
but on this site:
http://www.suse.com/en/private/products/suse_linux/prof/winprice.html

Under licenses....

Emil