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People taht don't understand open source, GPL in particular, are the only ones that are concerned.

Redhat and SUSE don't create Linux, they package it. They throw in some copyrighted/trademarked artwork and logos, but the software is available everywhere. Distributors also provide value-added service: quality assurance testing and support.

The "Linux" that Redhat sells, is the same as what every other Linux distributor sells. They may pick different packages to include or different versions of the same package. They may use different patches. But to the end user, these variations are not visible. Does SUSE include a package that Redhat doesn't? Big deal; download it and install it!

What would have been Redhat Linux 10, is now called Fedora Core 1 (and it will be released this week). That is the sum total of user visible change. They are no longer pretending to charge for it, just download it and use it.

Novell won't be creating a "new" Linux, it's still the collection of products that SUSE chose to include. Again, the most visible change may be a name change. Big woop.
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I just don't perceive much of a problem...  Yen_z | 11/04/03
That's right  mamuka.khantadze@... | 11/04/03
Not a problem  Mace Moneta | 11/04/03
actually  doh123 | 11/05/03
except  lmaxwell | 11/05/03
Re: except  Chris Moller | 11/05/03
So.. (these new talkbacks suck)  Patrick Jones | 11/05/03
yes but...and yes talkback does  lmaxwell | 11/05/03
having to login bites  Patrick Jones | 11/05/03
please autofill this field  none none | 11/05/03
Whose fools?  plandy@... | 11/05/03
No biggie  FreeBSD | 11/05/03
No Money In Consumer Linux  andyhayes1 | 11/04/03
Well, we'll see, won't we?  dw@... | 11/05/03
They said the same thing about the Internet bubble  andyhayes1 | 11/05/03
Linux users are not worried  Chad_z | 11/04/03
and what "free" linux do you use  lmaxwell | 11/05/03
Mandrake comes to mind  ewdyke | 11/05/03
I has been using Mandrake Linux for 2 Years now  EdgarSoft | 11/05/03
MCSE  Chris Moller | 11/05/03
MCSE  voska | 11/05/03
That is not totally right....  EdgarSoft | 11/05/03
I work in the 3 platforms....  EdgarSoft | 11/05/03
UNTIL....  AbsolutelyNot | 11/05/03
That is the problem of live in the Real World...  EdgarSoft | 11/05/03
Well... (these new talkbacks suck)  Patrick Jones | 11/05/03
Slackware  dscherf | 11/05/03
LOL, not so free anymore is it, the free stuff is gonna be so hard to use,  NemesisNL | 11/05/03
and what "free" linux do you use  DStrick64 | 12/01/03
Mr. Robert Lemos  FirstNLastN | 11/04/03
The End of an Era sad  znmeb | 11/04/03
Great Post  Squawkbox | 11/04/03
Was Consumer Linux ever a reality...  John Zern | 11/04/03
No argument here John  Squawkbox | 11/05/03
Let me count the ways  Mack DaNife | 11/05/03
But you forget...  John Zern | 11/05/03
Give me some of what you've been smoking !  GLMarx | 11/05/03
Don't get so upset Windows ain't leaving  Squawkbox | 11/05/03
Slow down: I agree with what you said  John Zern | 11/05/03
Linux-Novell  btrautman | 11/04/03
a sense of foreboding  jonbob | 11/05/03
Linux users are not Windows users.  ctk76 | 11/04/03
Typical Linux user  Joe Blow_z | 11/04/03
Fine, that's you...  dw@... | 11/05/03
Flawed logic  voska | 11/05/03
LMAO  kenoshi | 11/06/03
Power users  Michael Kelly | 11/05/03
Forums still have no preview button or time stamp.  Jack-Booted EULA | 11/05/03
(NT) And sometimes, my last name is  Jack-Booted EULA | 11/05/03
(NT) "And Non-Breaking Space" :o)  Jack-Booted EULA | 11/05/03
And HTML still is broken  none none | 11/05/03
Re: Linux users are not Windows users  JakAttak | 11/05/03
Hmm...  kenoshi | 11/06/03
Corporate Unix  numbers987654321 | 11/04/03
did we really expect  lmaxwell | 11/04/03
Novell bought SUSE n order to MAKE money  dw@... | 11/05/03
look at these prices  lmaxwell | 11/05/03
You'd have to pay about $20-30,000 to get the same functionality with MS  dw@... | 11/05/03
yeah right  lmaxwell | 11/05/03
And a year of your life  John Dulles | 11/05/03
On The Desktop  wallyweb@... | 11/05/03
No problem  FilledOut | 11/05/03
It will be interesting to see...  BitTwiddler | 11/05/03
Huh...  Patrick Jones | 11/05/03
Here is the web site to count the free distros  Squawkbox | 11/05/03
the final phase to fight M$  screaming silence | 11/05/03
But I'm not trying put anyone else out of work...  dw@... | 11/05/03
Moron  JoeMama_z | 11/05/03
The Beast is here to stay  John Zern | 11/06/03
Let's see, I need a web server...  cweider | 11/05/03
And...  Patrick Jones | 11/05/03
That's 5 CALS, too!  dw@... | 11/05/03
More FUD  NoB$ | 11/05/03
corrections  JoeMama_z | 11/05/03
please autofill this field  none none | 11/05/03
Just a question  voska | 11/05/03
Or ...  Kyfho | 11/05/03
Or ...  none none | 11/05/03
Just my perception, I may be wrong  FreeBSD | 11/05/03
My view  voska | 11/05/03
No fretting here!  George Mitchell | 11/05/03
Unix has been ruined by the suits!  Robert Hahn | 11/05/03
no danger for Linux  screaming silence | 11/05/03
There has never been a 'future' for desktops.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/05/03
Approach the desktop from the backdoor  jjon2121 | 11/05/03
This IS the year Linux takes the desktop.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/05/03
Keep trying, Bit.  none none | 11/05/03
Redhat - Linux Not for the Desktop  john public | 11/06/03
This isn't the "end of the Linux desktop"  Heebie | 11/10/03
Novell would be wise to continue supporting consumer use of Linux  Mad Scientist | 11/13/03

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