[NTLUG:Discuss] @#$%^&*! redhat up2date!!!!!

[Ted]

It's simple.  They've "gone greedy".  You can't buy RH 9 at Fry's 
anymore.  But you can get the new "Professional" W/S for $99.  But you're 
SOL if you want to serve anything.  For that, you have to buy the $300 
Enterprise version.  For $300, I can buy W2K Server on E-bay in a new 
box-set complete with registration.

I think others will emerge to fill the update void.  Having someone 
consolidate and test updates from around the world is worth some money.  I 
thought $60/year was reasonable.  Soon it will be a thing of the past with 
Red Hat.

Ted

At 10:49 PM 1/7/2004 -0600, you wrote:
>What is the freakin' deal with RH and their Redmond-esque subscription 
>reqs to use up2date now?????
>
>and why am I as a humble RH7.3 user being hosed like this?????
>
>and since I am being given the the ole M$ shakedown, where can I go to get 
>up2date "done" and pay a subscription (call me greedy - I don't think one 
>should pay for updates like this)
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