Re: [SLUG] Linux the free operating system

From: steve szmidt (steve@szmidt.org)
Date: Fri May 27 2005 - 11:45:55 EDT


On Friday 27 May 2005 06:52, 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.

But you can still download it for free. People seem to forget that after seing
there's a price tag. It's called Fedora. True not exactly the same, more
bleeding edge. CentOS is basically RH Enterprise.

-- 

Steve Szmidt

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