Comments on: SUSE Studio: Point-and-Click Linux Appliances http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/11/02/suse-studio-point-and-click-linux-appliances/ What's Next In the IT Channel Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:37:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: The VAR Guy http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/11/02/suse-studio-point-and-click-linux-appliances/comment-page-1/#comment-106880 The VAR Guy Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:45:23 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/?p=5666#comment-106880 Bob: The VAR Guy thinks Novell's SUSE Studio effort attempts to meld the best of the old (ISV relations) with the best of the new (fast application development/deployment). Back in the 1990s, Windows won because of application support. Fast forward to the present, and Novell seems to have a compelling SUSE Studio strategy to ensure ISV support and, therefore, bolster demand for SUSE maintenance contracts. But that's just The VAR Guy's spin. Our resident blogger will reach out to Novell to see if they have additional comment. -TVG Bob: The VAR Guy thinks Novell’s SUSE Studio effort attempts to meld the best of the old (ISV relations) with the best of the new (fast application development/deployment).

Back in the 1990s, Windows won because of application support. Fast forward to the present, and Novell seems to have a compelling SUSE Studio strategy to ensure ISV support and, therefore, bolster demand for SUSE maintenance contracts.

But that’s just The VAR Guy’s spin. Our resident blogger will reach out to Novell to see if they have additional comment.
-TVG

]]> By: Bob Hamilton http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/11/02/suse-studio-point-and-click-linux-appliances/comment-page-1/#comment-106878 Bob Hamilton Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:10:28 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/?p=5666#comment-106878 I checked out SUSE Studio, and color me impressed. My question is, what's Novell's angle? The service appears to be free. Do they use this to broaden SUSE's footprint? Do they use SUSE Studio to sell maintenance contracts? How will this work going forward (now that the chief architect, Nat Friedman, left the firm)? BH I checked out SUSE Studio, and color me impressed. My question is, what’s Novell’s angle? The service appears to be free. Do they use this to broaden SUSE’s footprint? Do they use SUSE Studio to sell maintenance contracts? How will this work going forward (now that the chief architect, Nat Friedman, left the firm)?

BH

]]> By: The VAR Guy http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/11/02/suse-studio-point-and-click-linux-appliances/comment-page-1/#comment-106272 The VAR Guy Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:48:28 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/?p=5666#comment-106272 Tristan: Thanks for sharing your SUSE Studio experiences. The VAR Guy spoke with Groundwork Open Source a few days ago and they described a similar experience with SUSE Studio... Curious to see if more ISVs give the appliance approach a look. -TVG Tristan: Thanks for sharing your SUSE Studio experiences. The VAR Guy spoke with Groundwork Open Source a few days ago and they described a similar experience with SUSE Studio… Curious to see if more ISVs give the appliance approach a look.
-TVG

]]> By: Tristan Rhodes http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/11/02/suse-studio-point-and-click-linux-appliances/comment-page-1/#comment-106265 Tristan Rhodes Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:07:21 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/?p=5666#comment-106265 I just wanted to share my experience with Suse Studio. I wanted to create a custom Linux appliance with a pre-installed application (http://nedi.ch) that made it easy for people to get started. In the beginning I tried to create a package file (DEB/RPM) that could be easily be installed in Linux. After much frustration, I gave up on the packaging task. However, once I tried Suse Studio I was able to create a custom Linux appliance in just a few hours! The Suse Studio tool is amazingly powerful and yet simple to use. I was totally geeked out when I built my appliance and then tested it within just a few minutes. Keep up the great work, Novell/Suse! I just wanted to share my experience with Suse Studio. I wanted to create a custom Linux appliance with a pre-installed application (http://nedi.ch) that made it easy for people to get started.

In the beginning I tried to create a package file (DEB/RPM) that could be easily be installed in Linux. After much frustration, I gave up on the packaging task.

However, once I tried Suse Studio I was able to create a custom Linux appliance in just a few hours! The Suse Studio tool is amazingly powerful and yet simple to use. I was totally geeked out when I built my appliance and then tested it within just a few minutes.

Keep up the great work, Novell/Suse!

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