----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Greg Thomas Greg@TheThomasHome.co.uk To: main@lists.alug.org.uk Sent: Thursday, 1 March, 2007 2:48:09 PM Subject: [ALUG] SLED
Yesterday, I received a presentation on SLED - http://www.novell.com/products/desktop/
Essentially, SUSE Linux + OpenOffice + Novell improvements.
FWIW, I was dead impressed. OK, so underneath it all it's just another Linux distro, but it is really really nicely packaged. Yes, it's 47 pa (for support updates + support), but it's not aimed at the readers of this list - for the first time I really think there is a genuine enterprise ready alternative to Windows on the general user desktop.
Greg
Well, yes, but it is aimed at some readers of this list, namely me, a beginner, who went for the SUSE package for the reasons listed. I wanted a Windows replacement and I believe I've found it. However I've first got to get it to work fully -- the wireless laptop it is on connects to the net via the remaining XP but SUSE can't find the wireless or an Ethernet connection. All ideas welcome.
I've then got to learn my way around it from scratch.
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