[linux-elitists] RedHat drops the other shoe

[Net Llama!]

On 02/27/03 17:12, Lee wrote:
> On Thursday 27 February 2003 10:13, Net Llama! wrote:
>> My $deity, its horrifying that Redhat actually wants to make a profit!
>> Such bastards.
>>
>> Sorry, but i don't see how this is a bad thing.  Granted, i haven't seen
>> the actual email in question, but i suspect that ftp://updates.redhat.com
>> will remain freely accessible, and that anyone wanting automagic updates
>> would have to pay.  Getting a service usually means paying for said
>> service.  The fact that Redhat provided it gratis for this long should be
>> commended.
>>
>> Correct me if I'm wrong but Red Hat is open-source isn't it? I seem to 
> recall that Caldera went down a similiar road and their apologists applauded 
> them for wanting to make money so they could continue churning out 
> open-source for a fee. Now the son of Caldera (SCO) wants to sue everybody 
> who uses linux. Kinda makes you wonder when RH is going to sue everybody 
> using RPM.

You've got your history & facts very badly mangled.

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