DesktopLinux: The Resellers' Guide to Free Desktop Linuxes | Linux Today
News
SHARE
Facebook X Pinterest WhatsApp

DesktopLinux: The Resellers’ Guide to Free Desktop Linuxes

Written By
SJV
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Aug 28, 2006

“CRN has just reviewed three free desktop Linux distributions:
the latest Ubuntu, openSUSE, and Freespire versions. It’s a fine
review for end-users. It covers the basics of installation, setup,
support, feature set, and usability. Where it misses the boat,
though, is its target audience–resellers.

“While VARs (value-added resellers) want to know all that
information as well, their bottom line is, well, their bottom line.
They also want to know things like: Is their any channel support?
How easy is to customize? How easy is it to centrally administer
multiple desktops…?”

Complete
Story
SJV

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

Linux Today Logo

LinuxToday is a trusted, contributor-driven news resource supporting all types of Linux users. Our thriving international community engages with us through social media and frequent content contributions aimed at solving problems ranging from personal computing to enterprise-level IT operations. LinuxToday serves as a home for a community that struggles to find comparable information elsewhere on the web.

facebook
linkedin
x

Company

Contact us

Categories

News IT Management Infrastructure Developer Security High Performance Storage Blog

Property of TechnologyAdvice. © 2026 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved

Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.

Terms of Service Privacy Policy California - Do Not Sell My Information