openSUSE 10.3
Commercial Linux Software
openSUSE 10.3 contains many useful commercial Linux applications and hardware drivers. Some of the applications are included exclusively in openSUSE and cannot be found in any other Linux distribution.
Hardware Drivers
openSUSE 10.3 contains commercial Linux hardware drivers, especially for WLAN cards and for softmodems. (Softmodems are commonly used in laptops, and most manufacturers don't provide open source drivers.) With openSUSE, you can use almost all modern softmodems.
Applications and Plugins
openSUSE 10.3 includes many commercial software applications, including professional 3D CAAD for design engineers and architects fully functional backup software. openSUSE includes many useful freeware utilities and plug-ins like SUN Java, Adobe Reader, Flashplayer and RealPlayer.
Commercial Freeware
| Application | Company |
|---|---|
| Acrobat Reader 7 | Adobe |
| Flashplayer | Adobe (Macromedia) |
| AntiVir | Avira |
| Java 1.4.2 + 1.5.0 | SUN |
| Opera | Opera |
| RealPlayer | Real Networks |
Software exclusive to openSUSE
| Application | Company |
|---|---|
| AGFA Monotype Fonts | AGFA |
| Moneyplex (home banking) | Matrica |
| TextMaker (word processing) | SoftMaker |
| PlanMaker (spreadsheets) | SoftMaker |
| Sesam (Backup) | SEP |
| Arcad (3D CAAD Demo version) | Arcad |
| gstreamer mp3 plug-in | Fluendo |
Find out more about commercial Linux software included with openSUSE 10.3 