Novell is suse. As far as getting it preinstalled, I'm sure that IBM/ Lenovo hp or any other major oem will do that for you if you have the proper service contract with them, so you can go one of two ways here, pay up for enterprise workstations or stay with os certified models. <div>
<br></div><div>I think you're sidestepping a major point here though. The only guarantee is standards conformity and openness, specifically brands that refuse to use close sourced drivers and such, Lenovo, the thinkpads in my opinion are almost always a good choice. </div>
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div> <span></span><br><br>On Wednesday, October 10, 2012, David L. Willson wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>
<div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman">I have used SLED (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop), and I liked it fine. I don't think it's backed by Novell any more, though.<br><br>Do you know a reputable vendor that sells big, powerful laptops with SLED pre-installed?<br>
<br>And to your final point, I find brand loyalism much, MUCH less threatening in the land of Free (as in GPL) software, than in the land of free (as in beer and BSD) software or worst of all, in the land of proprietary software. I don't care if people are just crazy about Ubuntu or Red Hat or SUSE. I say God bless 'em and God speed. I do NOT feel the same way about people that are crazy about Windows, OSX, Oracle, Netezza, and MapR. I have one simple reason: I hate vendor lock-in, and I've learned to recognize cages and chains.<br>
<br><span>--<br>David L. Willson<br>Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast<br>RHCE Network+ A+ Linux+ LPIC-1 Ubuntu<br>Mobile 720-333-LANS(5267)<br><br>This is a good time for a r3VOLution.<span name="x"></span><br></span><br><hr>
<blockquote style="padding-left:5px;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;margin-left:5px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal;border-left:2px solid rgb(16,16,255)">You should take a look at something that's backed by Novell and suse if you're serious about brand loyalty. Sled is prolly the only way forward with capitalism and Linux. <div>
<br></div><div>There's an excellent discussion here about the trials of universal compatibility and conversely brand loyalty. Thoughts?<span></span><br>
<br>On Wednesday, October 10, 2012, David L. Willson wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman">
Hardware vendors and softwarethe vendors are in business to make great products AND make a living. So, when you're spending, be aware that they're watching.<br><br>Id no longer makes products for Linux, because a whole bunch of people bought the Windows version of DOOM3 and downloaded the Linux binary for free, thereby obscuring their desire for a great game on Linux. Id can no longer justify the effort of creating the Linux port.<br>
<br>Fortunately, Valve is making their first foray into Linux-land, and hopefully, we'll have gotten smarter, enough to actually be careful about how our "dollar-votes" get registered.<br><br>So, I will continue to buy every Humble Bundle, attribute my purchase to Linux, and pay more than the average when I do. And I'll buy L4D2 on Steam on Linux, the day it gets released.<br>
<br>And, I will only buy Linux-based computers from now on, rather than OSX or Windows-based, so that I can be sure all my hardware will "just work", and my vendor will know that I want Linux.<br><br>All that to say this... I want to source a Linux workstation from a reputable vendor, so I can request it at work: Why is this so damned hard?<br>
<br>System 76 - Bonobo - gone<br>Zareason - Verix - gone<br>Dell - M6700 - Rumor appears to be unfounded<span><br><br><span></span>--<br>David L. Willson<br>Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast<br>RHCE Network+ A+ Linux+ LPIC-1 Ubuntu<br>
Mobile 720-333-LANS(5267)<br><br>This is a good time for a r3VOLution.<span></span><br></span><br></div></div></blockquote></div>
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