Fwd: Re: [SLE] OT : Unified Linux

[Net Llama!]

On Fri, 31 May 2002, Harry G wrote:
> Found this on the Suse user's list.  (I hope forwarding to another list
> isn't a no-no.  Let me know if it is.)

As a rule, we'd prefer it not happen, just because people can always
subscribe to that list, but there are always exceptions.  I think this is
a good one.

> I am not sure what Phillipp's job is at suse.  He talks of a "first
> incarnation" of this, baseing it on the server package.  What ya think?

He's the SuSE web master, as far as I can tell.

> ----------  Forwarded Message  ----------
> Subject: Re: [SLE] OT : Unified Linux
> Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 11:38:19 +0200
> From: Philipp Thomas <pthomas at suse.de>
> To: Anders Johansson <andjoh at cicada.linux-site.net>
> Cc: suse-linux-e at suse.com
>
> Anders Johansson <andjoh at cicada.linux-site.net> [20020531 03:10]:
> >Of course, Philip said he'd comment on it. I could be wrong. Which is
> > it, Philip?
>
>       ^
>
> Two p please ;-)
>
> I said I'd answer questions as far as I could ;-)
>
> >The press release said the end user versions of the various
> > distributions wouldn't be affected.
>
> Yes, we are not talking about replacing the normal distribution but
> rather our business product SuSE Linux Enterprise Server. UnitedLinux,
> at least in its first incarnation, will be based on the next version
> of SLES which will be enhanced and modified to suit all participating
> parties.
>
> Philipp

Here's the difference between SuSE & Caldera.  SuSE has produced their
Enterprise Edition product for quite some time, and flagged it as just
that, an enterprise product completely separate from their 'maintstream'
distro.

Caldera has been singing the "Linux for Business" tune forever, and
doens't seem to know any other songs.

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