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05.28.09

Why GNU/Linux Still Beats Ballnux (Video)

Posted in GNU/Linux, Novell, Patents, SLES/SLED, Videos at 6:00 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

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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  1. Yuhong Bao said,

    May 28, 2009 at 11:44 pm

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    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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