[H-GEN] Re: Novell (SUSE Linux ) SLES 9 eval

[Harry Phillips]

Simon ELLIS wrote:
> 
> If you have the bandwidth and the speed you can always download them.
> 

I have ADSL and plenty of allowed bandwidth left for the month :)

> Novell have been pushing Linux pretty hard. They Opensourced YAST etc to
> make SUSE Linux available as a free download. They have Opensourced some of
> their own software and I think the Ximian Connector for MS Exchange. They
> have had numerous events around the world, some in conjunction with IBM,
> touting the benefits of Linux in general and SUSE Linux in particular,
> giving away lots of software.
> 

All very good, but have they learnt their lesson? I still believe an 
aging 4.11 Novell server on a 486DX100 eats the lunch of MS Server 2003 
on a dual 3Gig CPU's. (I exagrate a bit, but not much)

That is not the point, if Novell can't speak the language of the pointy 
haired boss, realise they are stupid and pander to them all the support 
and resources Novell provides for tech's will be for naught.

If the PHB does not sign on the dotted line then nothing else matters. 
It is no good to walk in the Office and say: "Hey, look at how much 
stuff we provide to your tech's"

If Novell can't understand that (history shows they haven't) then they 
might as well turn the lights off and go home.

> We are all doing our bit and the momentum is building.

Do you work for Novell? Or are you talking about the FOSS community?

> It is just a matter
> of time but we still need to educate the public and small businesses more so
> they know there are better and cheaper alternatives to Microsoft.
> 

That's a joke right? See my comments on selling to the person with the 
cheque book above.

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Regards,
Harry Phillips