>>> On Wed, Jul 19, 2006 at 11:28 AM, in message
<200607191128.34327.steve@szmidt.org>, steve szmidt <steve@szmidt.org>
wrote:
> On Wednesday 19 July 2006 08:44, John Pugh wrote:
>> >>> On Tue, Jul 18, 2006 at 10:19 PM, in message
>>
>> <200607182219.34265.steve@szmidt.org>, steve szmidt
<steve@szmidt.org>
>>
>> wrote:
>> > On Monday 17 July 2006 09:38, John Pugh wrote:
>> >> http://www.novell.com/news/press/item.jsp?id=1031
>> >>
>> >> As I've seen a number of comments, SLE 10 is now available. I am
>> >> writing this email on the Gold master copy of it now.
>> >
>> > Pugh, Is there a way to have no support and not have to pay for
the
>>
>> above.
>>
>> > I.e. can I d/l it without the $50?
>>
>> Simply download the eval. You will receive no updates past the eval
>> period, but that's it.
>
> Interesting business model for GPL s/w. Makes sense though. I was
hoping
> they
> were charging for the support, not updates.
Consider that support includes fixing problems and as such patches.
There will be interim updates in the form of service packs and all of
the patches are available as source packages that will need to be
installed manually. That $50 per year get's you instant access to every
patch and the update mechanism that is included with SLED 10.
If "free" as in no cost is what you are looking for, openSUSE 10.1 is
really what you want. The difference is the licensed code that Novell
pays for is not included in openSUSE 10.1.
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