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

[Victor Brilon]

<sarcasm>
Yeah! How dare they charge you for a service that actually costs them 
money??? They should do all the work, pay their engineers and then pass 
the results to you for free.
</sarcasm>

Get a grip. Running a service like that costs money -- plain and simple. 
This has nothing to do with a "the ole M$ shakedown". This is simply a 
business doing what they need to survive.

If you honestly need up2date for critical reasons, go to: 
http://www.redhat.com/software/rhel/
RH Enterprise Linux (for a fee obviously) will continue to provide 
updates to the software.

I am truly baffled as to why people feel like they're owed free services 
for an OS they (generally) never paid for in the first place.

Victor

Clay Ramsey 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)
> 
> </rant>
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