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

["Dale W Hodge" <dwh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> Behalf Of Chris Owen
> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 1:58 AM
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> Subject: [aclug-L] Re: FW: Red Hat Network ...

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> > 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.

I think the point the author of the article was trying to make was that
RedHat had made it unduly difficult for people who manage more than a couple
computers to be able to use their free update service.  My understanding was
that each machine that used the service needed a separate account with an
unique email address associated with it.  It could quickly become a
nightmare to manage even a handful of machines.  It would make more sense to
allow more than one machine to use the service with the understanding that a
more detailed questionnaire would be required for the privilege.

--dwh

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