[ale] Re: Red Hat scare tactics

[Christopher Fowler]

On Wed, Oct 15, 2003 at 09:46:38PM -0400, Bob Toxen wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 14, 2003 at 03:19:31PM -0400, Michael D. Hirsch wrote:
> > On Thursday 09 October 2003 08:45 pm, Fulton Green wrote:
> > > Not that I'd ever talk about anything besides Red Hat on this list ...
> 
> > > On Thu, Oct 09, 2003 at 06:03:29PM -0400, Michael D. Hirsch wrote:
> > > > On a related topic, has anyone looked at the forthcoming licensing from
> > > > RedHat?  They will no longer have freely downloadable ISOs.  The cheapest
> > > > desktop distribution from them will be $179 per system.  Which comes with
> > > > RHN updates, no support, no CD, no hardcopy manual.
> ...
> $179/sys or $179 total for all of an organization's systems still is
> cheaper than $199/sys for XP.
> 

Yep and the feature list is greater.  My only issue with paying this 
much is the rate RH releases new versions.  I love being on the
latest stuff but at $179 every six months it could be an expensive
hobby for me to keep up.  I may check into Fedora but I know RH inside
and out.  I used to use Slackware but started with RH from RH 4.2.  Mainly
because of Triteal's CDE product that I purchased.  


> > > > I keep wondering what prevents someone from getting one license, then
> > > > capturing the RPMs from the update network and redistibuting them to
> > > > multiple systems.  RH seems to be trying to convince you that this is a
> > > > no-no, but I don't think they have a leg to stand on.

Ignorance