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No SUSE or RedHat consumer Linux OK for Ed Tech: No SUSE or RedHat consumer Linux OK for Ed TechIt's important to notethat Linux also can make for a gaming system via wine and cedega and cedega has specific install packages for suse. Maybe students should be informed that there are options for gaming on Linux and once...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Ed Tech, SuSE, Novell OpenSuse, RedHat consumer Linux OK, Lenovo T61, Linux, Red Hat Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-04-18
Latest OpenSUSE a mixed bag for educators: Latest OpenSUSE a mixed bag for educatorsOld wisdom...Upgrading is always a bad idea, for any operating system under the sun. At worst you encounter strange problems, at best you always have some debris left on your system. A clean install is therefore always preferable.I always say: if you want a...; Tags: BIOS, RAID, OPEN SOURCE, clean install, Upgrading, educator, Novell OpenSuse, mixed bag; Discussion threads 2007-10-08
Latest OpenSUSE a mixed bag for educators: It took a while, but I finally downloaded the full DVD image for Novell's OpenSUSE 10.3. A single-CD install is also available, but I wanted to have the full library of additional software available to me, as well as all of the non-open source software not included on the...; Tags: Software, Environment, Novell OpenSuse, GNOME, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Management, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2007-10-07
OpenSUSE beats Ubuntu to the punch: OpenSUSE beats Ubuntu to the punchAdditional benefitsOpenSuSE is the only 'Microsoft certified Linux', even better;)False comparison but good reviewThe title "OpenSUSE beats Ubuntu to the punch" implies that the two distro vendors were racing to release the same capability, and OpenSUSE got their first. That's silly, of course -...; Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Novell OpenSuse, Novell Inc., Linux, Ubuntu, WARNING LABEL; Discussion threads 2007-10-05
OpenSUSE beats Ubuntu to the punch: Novell released OpenSUSE 10.3 today, beating Ubuntu to its 7.10 release by 2 weeks. While I'm still downloading as I type this, the improvements to OpenSUSE look at least as extensive as those for Ubuntu. I'll get back to you with some impressions from the classroom next week...; Tags: Ubuntu, Novell OpenSuse, Virtualization, Web Site Development, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Hardware, Internet, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2007-10-04

Can Novell's Linux business stand on its own?: Can Novell's Linux business stand on its own?Additional things to considerI totally agree that Novell's fortunes in Linux is rising. There's more demand for Suse products. Just look at the job boards and see how the number of positions requiring Suse expertise has jumped.Suse is making inroads into...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Novell Inc., SuSE, Novell OpenSuse, Linux, Novell Linux; Discussion threads 2007-08-30
New OpenSUSE education apps available: While there has been some controversy over whether LTSP support would be added to SUSE's so-called EduCD, to be distributed with their fourth quarter version 10.3 release, a wide variety of software slated for inclusion in their education-centered set of add-ons is now available for download and testing. These...; Tags: Application, Novell OpenSuse, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2007-08-20
OpenSUSE 10.3 may not include LTSP support: OpenSUSE 10.3 may not include LTSP supportIt's a pity......that Novell made that decision. Although I'm a big Ubuntu fan myself, I think that healthy competition is always preferable.The more Linux distro's strive for perfection, also in education, the better. Even if it's a slightly suspect distro like openSUSE (patent deal...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Tools & Techniques, LTSP, distro, Novell OpenSuse; Discussion threads 2007-07-19
OpenSUSE 10.3 may not include LTSP support: In a recent post I reported that OpenSUSE would be adding LTSP support to compete with Edubuntu in their upcoming 10.3 release, along with several other educational tools in a "SLEDucator CD". I must admit that I was pretty excited. My experiences with Edubuntu and *buntu have been...; Tags: OpenSUSE and Ed Tech, Open Source, Education Technology; Blog posts 2007-07-19
As promised...installing SUSE image gallery: As promised...installing SUSE image galleryI use OpenSuSE 10.2 and I would hardly call it 'wanting'...What do you think is missing from OpenSuSE that might make it better?Suse's OK. I guess.If you're satisfied with OK. I have never been. Tried them several times, beginning with 6.2, and it has...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, OSS, font, SuSE, Novell OpenSuse, SLED 10-SP1, Sled; Discussion threads 2007-07-06
Installing SUSE: Several photos and comments on installation of OpenSUSE 10.2 on my laptop.; Tags: Novell OpenSuse, SuSE, laptop computer, photograph; Image galleries 2007-07-05
Installing Linux - The joy of live CDs: Yesterday I went through various distributions and architectures for a Linux installation, focusing in particular on OpenSUSE. Before we go through the actual installation of OpenSUSE and Linux in general, there is one type of distribution that I failed to mention in yesterday's post: the Live CD.Live CDs are...; Tags: Training for the masses, OpenSUSE and Ed Tech, Open Source, Education Technology; Blog posts 2007-06-26
OpenSUSE update (also, just what is a distribution?): OpenSUSE update (also, just what is a distribution?)Minor correction[i]This means that if you restart your computer with the CD/DVD in the drive [/i]...[i] then the computer will attempt to install whatever operating system is loaded on the disk.[/i]A lot of distros are LiveCDs. Since people just might stress over...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, ShipIt, Novell OpenSuse, mighty; Discussion threads 2007-06-25
OpenSUSE update (also, just what is a distribution?): So this weekend wasn't quite as productive as I'd hoped in terms of my foray into testing and documentation for OpenSUSE. Between a wedding in New Hampshire and a shed that needed building (don't believe the salespeople - an afternoon project this is not, especially when your best helper...; Tags: Training for the masses, OpenSUSE and Ed Tech, Open Source, Education Technology; Blog posts 2007-06-25
Xandros deal is Microsoft water torture strategy: Xandros deal is Microsoft water torture strategyWon't workIf MS is counting on people leaving distros which sign their devilish deals, they are sorely mistaken.Look what is happening to OpenSUSE. That distro has been in freefall on DistroWatch since they signed the deal. In fact they have been knocked out of...; Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Processors, strategy, Microsoft Corp., PCLinuxOS, distro, Novell OpenSuse, Xandros; Discussion threads 2007-06-05
Choosing between Vista x86 32 bit or x64 64 bit: Choosing between Vista x86 32 bit or x64 64 bitThe benefit will come."For home users, there's no real benefit of x64. Period."It will come. Software is always getting bigger as hardware advances, and we'll hit that 4 GB barrier sooner than you think. Already with Vista 1 GB is becoming...; Tags: Network technology, PCI, Novell OpenSuse, X64, 64-bit, Microsoft Windows Vista; Discussion threads 2007-03-07
Novell: OpenSuse tools coming soon: Novell: OpenSuse tools coming soonI don't get itA Linux distro is made up of many OSS packages. Each of those OSS packages produces "patches" as time goes on development. When those groups release patches, a distro is to offer that package.Just where does the "development" of the distro come into...; Tags: tool, Linux Distro, OpenSUSE 10.2, Novell OpenSuse, OSS, Novell Inc.; Discussion threads 2006-01-06
OpenSUSE -the name says too much: OpenSUSE -the name says too muchOK...So you have a beef with Open Solaris too? I dont see that mentioned.All that I've been reading about opensuse on newsgroups and blogs has been very positive.Times change.. Apparently dinosaurs dont.Marketing openOpen SuSe is a wayfree is good to get more people using it....; Tags: Marketing research, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, SuSE Linux, BSD, Now Let, Novell OpenSuse, marketing, Linux, Open-SUSE; Discussion threads 2005-09-07
OpenSUSE -the name says too much: During the late nineteen eighties the word "open" became computing's equivalent to "lite" in food marketing. At one point there was (and still is, actually) an "open" VMS for which you could not, of course, get source code or full documentation. Now we have open Linux. As in huh? Isn't...; Tags: Linux; Blog posts 2005-09-07
More on OpenSUSE: More on OpenSUSEIsn't OpenSuZYa tramp? :DBut really, how about a BETTER NAME?There are a couple...of things I would like to know how are going to be addressed the issues with non-free software (mp3, et al) or software that cannot be redistributed by third parties AKA Java. These programs are IMO...; Tags: Digital music, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu, MP3, SuSE, Novell OpenSuse, Fedora Project, Open-SUSE; Discussion threads 2005-08-17