Why GNU/Linux Still Beats Ballnux (Video)

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2009-05-28 11:00:58 UTC
Modified: 2009-05-28 11:00:58 UTC

Summary: New review of SLED 10

HERE is another reason to avoid Novell's SLED and instead choose an unencumbered GNU/Linux distribution which does not pay for mythical Microsoft patents. The following video was uploaded to YouTube just 2 days ago:

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Yuhong Bao

2009-05-29 04:44:02

On the matter of Ballnux and GNU/Linux, I actually once read a GPLv3 draft rationale document saying that SLES should have been called "SUSE GNU/Linux Enterprise Server".

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