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Steve Carl
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Backing up for a second, that was supposed to be the point of the whole post: I started out trying to look at 10.2 *as* an Enterprise Linux Desktop, and then realized I was way off track. I was using a personal system that I could not deal with it not working as a personal Linux system, test an non-Enterprise Linux *as* an Enterprise Linux. I was in a no-win scenario.
I was a bit surprised about the ThinkPad not working better than what it did. But my X30 is old and kludged, so newer 'Pads might work better. I still have it in my head to try OpenSuse on the T41 early next year, once I get back from vacation, and it has had a chance to get a few patches issued. Main thing for me: Evolution has to work via the Exchange connector. I have that working now on FC6, so I am a bit leary of experimenting with it. I may decided to move the desktop to OS 10.2 instead. I have a few weeks to think about it.
I tried very hard to *not* deceive with my post though. That was certainly not my intention. I tried to be very up front about my dislike of SLAB/Gnome for example. And in the closer I mentioned what I thought OpenSUSE was all about.
I read a bunch of openSUSE install experience posts before I did mine too, and like you, most folks seem to be having good luck with the Distro. Why mine was less fun remains to be seen. Truth be told, on X86 hardware, there are far to many variables: you literally just can't test for all of them. Your note that it is working well on a Core 2 is especially interesting to me. I was wondering that very thing: how well the newest generation of hardware was doing.
To your last point: I think most any good Distro can be deployed in the Enterprise. Even the ones meant as technology explorations like Fedora and openSUSE. And Ubuntu, Mandriva, Mint, Xandros, Freespire....
The thing about that is just who will do the support. If you have the folks in house, and don't need the vendor support, you can use just about anything. Even BSD and OS.X.
It is not a question of Linux being Enterprise ready. Just if your Enterprise is ready for Linux. I'm thinking yours is!