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Precisely! Linux is going to be overpriced!...er, wait a minute...
"yep - it started free, now it's sold at a discount, next step overpriced"

Don't want a support contract? Don't want additional commercial software? Then download Linux. You can do it for free, and it won't violate any license agreement.

What the schools in this case will get is steep discounts for a product that combines the free Linux OS with commercial applications and support. Should the school decide it does not need either add-on, they can get the source for Linux free from dozens of places, or download a binary package.

So how, precisely, is Red Hat or SuSE going to overcharge for that?
Posted by: Damon K   Posted on: 11/17/03 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Linux leaders offer education discounts  Loverock Davidson | 11/15/03
Yeah, right.  NoB$ | 11/16/03
re : Linux leaders offer education discounts  lmaxwell | 11/16/03
Precisely! Linux is going to be overpriced!...er, wait a minute...  Damon K | 11/17/03
unlike drug dealers  ryusen | 11/17/03
Difference is...  zoltrac | 11/15/03
not true  lmaxwell | 11/16/03
re : if the gpl doesn't  lmaxwell | 11/16/03
GPL  Chris Moller | 11/17/03
is comprehension of the GPL too difficult for you?  Iain_Peters | 11/17/03
Re : is pretty confusing  lmaxwell | 11/17/03
You misunderstand!  Spoon Jabber | 11/17/03
why you can't just download RHE  ryusen | 11/17/03
How long does it take the editors.....  mlindl | 11/16/03
years ago  lmaxwell | 11/16/03
Wow, my free software at a lower cost  FilledOut | 11/16/03
free product being sold with discount - LOL  lmaxwell | 11/16/03
Seems to me that bottled water companies do well  vance@... | 11/17/03
Getting more expensive....ha ha  memuser | 11/16/03
LOL ME user?  voska | 11/17/03
RE: Geting more...  Iain_Peters | 11/17/03
you mean  lmaxwell | 11/17/03
Why do you not get it?  Spoon Jabber | 11/17/03
You don't get support from Microsoft either  voska | 11/17/03
I'm glad the kids will get something better for a change!  Spoon Jabber | 11/17/03
Learning should be on mulitiple OSes  voska | 11/17/03

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