"SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 represents a significant step forward for GUI-based enterprise server operating systems. While others are still fiddling with the 2.4 kernel, Novell has jumped up to 2.6, adding several exclusive features that make SLES9 stand above its competition. On its surface SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 looks like a somewhat reduced version of SUSE Linux 9.1 Professional, but its most exciting features are hidden beneath the familiar green and blue GUI. Slackware or BSD servers are unlikely to be replaced by SUSE and its fancy interface, but Windows Server 2003 has no prayer against this production-quality server OS.
"First let's start with the basics: SUSE of any flavor is easy to install, maintain, and manage, and
SLES9 is not a disappointment in that regard. The only trouble SLES9 has is in installing and activating the boot loader when a serial ATA controller is present (and unused) in the system. I never discovered a workaround for this, and the problem was verified by other sources with different machines..."
