"Open Source" implies that the program code is available to all. This in turn means that thousands of developers work on the further development of Linux. When an error is detected, troubleshooting is not merely the task of a small group of programmers; rather, the world's best specialists for the respective program handle the error elimination themselves. This is not only extremely efficient, it is also fast. SuSE Linux AG hosts the world's largest programming team, thus making a substantial contribution to the development of Linux.

Compulsory registration? - This well-known buzzword of other operating system manufacturers does not appear in the Linux vocabulary. Linux and all its applications are not only freely available, they are also free of charge and can be installed on an unlimited number of systems. Therefore, if one of your friends is interested in Linux and its applications, you are allowed to "lend" your Linux. Everybody can install and use it - it is totally legal!

Nevertheless, Open Source does not imply the absence of a license and copyright: YaST license.

The operating system itself and all programs are free of charge and can be downloaded from the Internet! The fee charged for SuSE Linux is a compensation for the task of combining more than 2300 individual packages into a uniform system, the additional service we offer in the form of installation support, the online provision of patches and security fixes via YOU, and of course the documentation provided in the form of easy-to-understand printed manuals.
In a recent test of various Linux editions, IT magazine "c't" rated the excellent manuals of SuSE Linux as "by far the best documentation".
All in all, SuSE Linux 8.1 is a reliable, inexpensive operating system with a wide range of utilization possibilities.