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Interesting: Head to Head: SuSE 8.2 Pro Vs Red Hat Linux 9 in Desktop Usage

Winner: SuSE
Why? “Red Hat’s well-known hysteria regarding license issues somewhat cripples their distribution. There is no MP3 support, no RealPlayer, no Adobe Acrobat Reader. The fact that you CAN go to the Internet and get them yourself does not make this issue go away (you can also go to the store and buy yourself another distro). SuSE, a German distribution, does not take these issues as seriously perhaps because in Europe the risk to become ”blackmailed“ due to potential unclear patent and license issues is much lower than in the United States”.

Ironic and sad. So much for open source. Why bother if this is what it boils down to. It’s just a matter of time until SuSE is swept away as well.