Hi I'm new here. Redhat vs Suse. Hmmm. I'm a regular desktop user so I can't say much about their power on servers. On most occasion I would say try both, they're both linux, it's all matter of the user preferences. But why not.
One thing I do know Suse is older player (2 years, CMIIW) in Linux/unix world than Redhat. But however, Redhat grown overtime and surpassed SuSe, in term of popularity and users. Redhat really contribute alot to the Linux community, with support to project such as Gnome, and the de facto linux packaging system (Redhat Package Manager - RPM). Even SuSe can't resist adapting this packaging system.
Redhat, by abandoning its end user product, evolving it to fedora core, I think RedHat is doing another smart, innovative move. They probably have noticed that community based development sometimes can do wonders. And yet they still able to grab the fruits from the Fedora plant, and serve them to their RHEL product.
Even if you don't really want to bother much about tech support from redhat, the user base community is wider on RedHat, for sure. Since not only they have established themselve a userbase, RedHat also have alot of derivatives, such as CentOS and YellowDog, which trying to immitate a certain aspect of RedHat. RedHat own userbase added with its derivatives userbase, would mean an army of helpful users. For end users, this is linux heaven for sure.
Suse, is one way have interesting aspects, like the unquestionably great YaST. Also Novell really took this linux business carefully, by delivering overwhelmingly professional look to their distro. But again, looks like SuSe followed Redhat's footstep by releasing OpenSUSE.
While I most of the time I won't throw out any speculations, but SUSE will trying hard to catch up with RedHat, thus they'll consider every move they
make very carefully trying to prove themselves to the users, that's when SUSE will show its power.  |