[aclug-L] Re: FW: Red Hat Network ...

[Lars von dem Ast <prenzl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chris Owen wrote:
>On Thu, 6 Mar 2003, Lars von dem Ast wrote:
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>>Dale W Hodge wrote:
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>>>This article is an interesting read.  I'm not quite sure what I think about
>>>RedHat's policies...
>>>
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>>>.. from today's register:
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>>>   "Getting Red Hat Network support for free just got harder
>>>    Surveyware? Egad...
>>>       http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/29542.html";
>>>
>>>   and yet another reason NOT to depend on RH ...
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>>>
>>Yeah, I got my warning by email that my "demo" account was ending in a
>>few days and that I could renew it for 60 days. I immediately
>>downloaded Debian (jigdo is, well...rather unique...). Everybody's got
>>their hand out begging these days. I feel like a large fish with
>>thousands of swarming $30/mo. parasites trying to attach themselves to
>>me....
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>So the software is still 100% free and so is support if you jump through a
>few hoops.  How terrible of them.  They should simply inform all their
>employees that software and service is always free so they will no longer
>be paying anyone any more.  Shouldn't really impact the employees though
>because everything in life is free so why do they need money?
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>Chris
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You're right, free software is a silly idea. What about free oil?


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