H-E-L-P I was challanged that Suse is 'not' free

reddragon · 17-10-2005, 06:11 PM

H-E-L-P I was challanged that Suse is 'not' free . And I have to prove that it is free . what I am talking about is suse linux 9.3 prof . How can I give support for myself ?. My challenger is saying that suse 9.3 is 90 days eval version only . is that true ?

H e l p

Satissh S · 17-10-2005, 06:24 PM

What!!?? Suse is absolutely free!!!??? Who says it's not???
Suse is free and you need to register in their website with the registration key for technical support ONLY and not for using it.. I have been using it for sometime now. You don't have to pay if you don't need technical support.

reddragon · 17-10-2005, 06:30 PM

I know that I know that I know that.. BUT HOW I can PROVE TO HIM?

I want some rock-solid proof that it is free

just asking: were the earlier vertions not free ?

Satissh S · 17-10-2005, 08:51 PM

Wan't Proof:
Here Goes, Click Here

vignesh · 17-10-2005, 09:13 PM

OpenSuse is free.The name has it....or are you talking about Suse 9.3 (its not free its an eval version)

Satissh S · 17-10-2005, 09:21 PM

Quote:

are you talking about Suse 9.3 (its not free its an eval version)

But i have been using suse 9.3 for some time now, are you sure viggy.It does not say anything like that. It can be shared too.
May be i have opensuse instead of suse, but it does not display any change in logo. And one more thing, it does not contain 3rd party software such as mp3 and wma pluggins , nvidia drivers etc., i d\l them from the net. So that says that it's free version.
I saw this in their Website that only registration to suse portal requires you to register by providing the license key. This is confusing. :roll:

naveenchandran · 17-10-2005, 09:38 PM

http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/tip/16015.html

http://www.opensuse.org/Welcome_to_openSUSE.org

champ_rock · 17-10-2005, 09:47 PM

free as in freedom and free alcohol........

e-freak · 17-10-2005, 10:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by champ_rock

free as in freedom and free alcohol........

Did u forget the AND there?

champ_rock · 18-10-2005, 10:10 PM

wehat and

cyberia.in · 21-10-2005, 11:46 PM

You get everything except the support for free. Of course, you'll have to install some software yourself as mentioned above.

GunshotSilence · 26-10-2005, 11:09 PM

hey i got nvidia drivers and mp3, wma , avi, mpeg support in mandrake 10.1 OE why r they not there in suse?

Satissh S · 27-10-2005, 07:09 AM

B'coz of legal reasons. Suse 9.1 had all the drivers bundled but not suse 9.3. Mandrake 10.1 actually came out much b4 suse 9.3, If you see it has gimp 2.0 and not gimp 2.2. And you would not have nvidia drivers with mandrake. I also use a nvidia card and mandrake 10.1 does not have nvidia drivers, though it detects the card well.

GunshotSilence · 29-10-2005, 02:20 AM

ahh isee

then how to install nvidia drivers in linux?
i have the run file

Satissh S · 29-10-2005, 02:25 AM

goto runlevel 2:~
1. Press ctrl+alt+F2
2. type init 2 press <enter>
3. goto folder where you saved the file and issue sh NVIDIA<just press tab to autocomplete the filename> . Enter.
If you want to specify kernel source b4 the installation. give parameter --kernel-source <give the source of your kernel, usually /usr/src>
Give parametre --help for more options. Hope this helps.

17-10-2005, 06:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
reddragon In The Zone Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Navi-Mumbai Posts: 267	H-E-L-P I was challanged that Suse is 'not' free H-E-L-P I was challanged that Suse is 'not' free . And I have to prove that it is free . what I am talking about is suse linux 9.3 prof . How can I give support for myself ?. My challenger is saying that suse 9.3 is 90 days eval version only . is that true ? H e l p

17-10-2005, 06:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
Satissh S Alpha Geek Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chennai , India Posts: 693	What!!?? Suse is absolutely free!!!??? Who says it's not??? Suse is free and you need to register in their website with the registration key for technical support ONLY and not for using it.. I have been using it for sometime now. You don't have to pay if you don't need technical support. __________________ Call it Emacs, Love it or Leave it.

17-10-2005, 09:38 PM	#7 (permalink)
naveenchandran In The Zone Join Date: May 2004 Location: Hosur Operating System:GNU Posts: 451	http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/tip/16015.html http://www.opensuse.org/Welcome_to_openSUSE.org __________________ Million's Of Open Minds Can't Be Wrong! http://nc.xmgfree.com/weblog Everybody Wants to go to Heaven...But nobody wants to Die!

17-10-2005, 09:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
champ_rock champ_rock Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Somewhere on the earth , near the equator Posts: 751	free as in freedom and free alcohol........ __________________ ------------- Registered Linux user number 400618

18-10-2005, 10:10 PM	#10 (permalink)
champ_rock champ_rock Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Somewhere on the earth , near the equator Posts: 751	wehat and __________________ ------------- Registered Linux user number 400618

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17-10-2005, 06:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
reddragon In The Zone Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Navi-Mumbai Posts: 267	I know that I know that I know that.. BUT HOW I can PROVE TO HIM? I want some rock-solid proof that it is free just asking: were the earlier vertions not free ?

17-10-2005, 08:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
Satissh S Alpha Geek Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chennai , India Posts: 693	Wan't Proof: Here Goes, Click Here

17-10-2005, 09:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
vignesh Wise Old Owl Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,659	OpenSuse is free.The name has it....or are you talking about Suse 9.3 (its not free its an eval version)

21-10-2005, 11:46 PM	#11 (permalink)
cyberia.in In The Zone Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 262	You get everything except the support for free. Of course, you'll have to install some software yourself as mentioned above.

26-10-2005, 11:09 PM	#12 (permalink)
GunshotSilence Broken In Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Pune Posts: 195	hey i got nvidia drivers and mp3, wma , avi, mpeg support in mandrake 10.1 OE why r they not there in suse? __________________ HP DV 9222tx laptop core2duo 1.66 @533 512 x2 =1gb ram @533 80x2=160gb hdd 17" widescreen. nvidia geforce 7600go 256mb vantec lapcool 3 hauppage usb TV stick with remote

27-10-2005, 07:09 AM	#13 (permalink)
Satissh S Alpha Geek Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chennai , India Posts: 693	B'coz of legal reasons. Suse 9.1 had all the drivers bundled but not suse 9.3. Mandrake 10.1 actually came out much b4 suse 9.3, If you see it has gimp 2.0 and not gimp 2.2. And you would not have nvidia drivers with mandrake. I also use a nvidia card and mandrake 10.1 does not have nvidia drivers, though it detects the card well. __________________ Call it Emacs, Love it or Leave it.

29-10-2005, 02:20 AM	#14 (permalink)
GunshotSilence Broken In Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Pune Posts: 195	ahh isee then how to install nvidia drivers in linux? i have the run file __________________ HP DV 9222tx laptop core2duo 1.66 @533 512 x2 =1gb ram @533 80x2=160gb hdd 17" widescreen. nvidia geforce 7600go 256mb vantec lapcool 3 hauppage usb TV stick with remote

29-10-2005, 02:25 AM	#15 (permalink)
Satissh S Alpha Geek Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chennai , India Posts: 693	goto runlevel 2:~ 1. Press ctrl+alt+F2 2. type init 2 press <enter> 3. goto folder where you saved the file and issue sh NVIDIA<just press tab to autocomplete the filename> . Enter. If you want to specify kernel source b4 the installation. give parameter --kernel-source <give the source of your kernel, usually /usr/src> Give parametre --help for more options. Hope this helps. __________________ Call it Emacs, Love it or Leave it.

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