paddy wrote:
> My, my, how times have changed! I remember fwhen Linux was a free
> operating system. Look now, and see what Red Hat has wrought.
>
> http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=M&Product_Code=210224&AFFIL=TH&NR=1
>
>
> $255 for a Linux system. Pretty soon they will equal Uncle Bill and his
> Butterfly.
It's funny, but I've bought a few subscriptions for my client servers
and got my employer to buy at least two for evaluation. Very likely
we'll be adding another dozen licenses at some point in the next few
months. We've recently puchased some IBM 590s, multiplade Blade
systems, etc.. Totals are in the 1.0x10E+6 range so $255 is not even
worth a line-item.
When I do purchase a distro I still feel as if I'm getting away with
something. It's like finding a $1200 suit mismarked in the clearance
aisle... In comparison, dropping the extra $55 for XP Pro whenever a buy
a laptop really irritates me. I feel like I'm being robbed. $55 for
what? Some extra ACLs, working networking and management tools, and
still no development tools?
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