[wplug] suse
Rafael E. Herrera
raffo at neuronet.pitt.edu
Wed Feb 5 23:38:18 EST 2003
Vanco, Donald wrote:
>
> You folks realize that your comparing prices on FREE software - right?
>
> When you pay for RH or Mandrake or SuSE what you're paying for is the box,
> the media, the books, and whatever support the particular package has with
> it.
> The $40 version of Red Hat has the EXACT same install binary disks as the
> $200 version - the difference is the inclusion of the garbage application
> CDs and the SUPPORT.
Wrong. You pay for someone having put it all together, created an
installer, etc. In short, making sure all works. You think integrating
thousands of programs together is done by four geeks in a garage? Try
installing Linux from scratch yourself and you'll probably become
productive and do actual work in a few months.
> ...
> If you _need_ support that's fine, but choosing a distro based on price is
> not good reasoning. It's Linux - it's Free.
Linux and most of the software that comes in a distribution is licensed
with the GPL. To learn what it is intended when that software is
referred to as "free", check this link
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html.
--
Rafael
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