| Who needs Vista? |
Jan. 12, 2007
  Opinion -- I like Linux. You expect that from a guy who works with and writes about Linux constantly. You don't have to be a member of the "Happy Feet Penguin Fan Club," though, to appreciate openSUSE 10.2 and Ubuntu 6.10.
Over at eWEEK.com, advanced technologies analyst Jason Brooks took both of these modern Linux desktops for a spin, and he was impressed.
How impressed? "eWEEK Labs believes that either Ubuntu 6.10 or OpenSUSE 10.2 is worthy of replacing Windows XP as a desktop operating system," Brooks writes.
When it came to Ubuntu, Brooks said, "Ubuntu's catalog surpasses those of all other Linux distributions we've tested, and its software management tools outclass not only Linux rivals' but also Microsoft Windows' and Apple OS X's."
As for openSUSE, "SUSE Linux ... was long positioned as a direct rival to Windows. As a result, OpenSUSE contains GUI-friendly features such as the YaST suite of configuration tools. What's more, SUSE's background as a direct rival to Red Hat in the enterprise server space means that OpenSUSE ships with high-end elements-such as AppArmor security and Xen virtualization support-that Ubuntu does not offer right out of the box."
Want to know more? You can read the complete review at eWEEK.com, and you can also see a slideshow of both distributions there.
Have I mentioned, yet, that the upgrade edition of Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium lists for $159; the upgrade edition of Microsoft Windows Vista Business is $199; and the upgrade for Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate, the version with all the goodies, will smack your wallet around for $259?
OpenSUSE? Free download. Ubuntu? Yep, free download.
You do the math.
-- Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
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