[mdlug] [Fwd: [opensuse] World-largest Linux Migration Project]

[Aaron Kulkis]

Peter Bart wrote:
> On Fri, 2008-04-04 at 08:40 -0400, Garry Stahl wrote:
>> Aaron Kulkis wrote:
>>> According to the reliable sources, press releases and media coverage
>>> the
>>> largest Linux migration (several millions of PCs and servers currently
>>> running Windows XP/Vista and MS Servers) ever is about to start.
>>>   
>> I didn't know a new laptop was that big a deal.  :)
> 
> 	Oh yes it is! At least for me ;)
> 
>> Sue ordered us a Lenovo Thinkpad T61, with SUSE enterprise installed,
>> from the factory.  I got a laptop and I didn't pay for Vista!  Better,
>> her corporate discount applied.
>>
>> Oh, yes the same model with Vista home is 100 bucks more.  And I didn't
>> have to perform back flips to find the Linux option.
> 
> 	Yes, like removing the hidden recovery partition from inside Windows
> before loading Linux. Are you going to bring this notebook to a meeting
> soon? I'd be *very* interested to see the differences between openSUSE I
> have on my new T61 and the enterprise flavor.

You can download SLED and install it for free.
You just don't get any telephone support, etc. other than
the opensuse.org mailing list (SLES 10 = OpenSuse10.0)

> 
> Best Regards,
>