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

[Chris Owen <owenc@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 6 Mar 2003, Lars von dem Ast wrote:

> >>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....
> >
> >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?
> >
> You're right, free software is a silly idea. What about free oil?

Nowhere in this issue has software been an issue.  This is about free
support.  The software is 100% free.  The only issue is can people
continue to rip off Redhat by lying about how they are using the support
site.  The only people impacted by this change in procedure are people who
have been lying.

Chris

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