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That in enterprise environments there is what is called personnel rotation... Actually enterprises like the fact (and keep an attitude of) that nobody is indispensable... So if there is only one IT guy who can take care of their Linux boxes, they need to be assured they will be able to fix things when this guy is not around (for any reason that may be).
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I'm with connelly on this...  thetargos | 03/24/05
And that's why Linux will always be FREE.  Xunil_Sierutuf | 03/24/05
and why OSS companies will always...  zijiang | 03/24/05
True.. IBM only made 14 Billion last year off Linux  Xunil_Sierutuf | 03/24/05
Sorry got number mixed up with # of Windows Flaws..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 03/24/05
hahahahahahaha  htotten | 03/24/05
lol, Nice recovery, I liked that... lol thx nt  doe_z | 03/24/05
Revenue v. income  KTLA | 03/24/05
IBM != OSS company (NT)  seosamh_z | 03/24/05
IBM is hardware company  osreinstall | 03/24/05
Make money from Linux? NO WAY!  pa2004 | 03/24/05
Never worked on an enterprise have you?  voska | 03/24/05
Absolutely right on!  htotten | 03/24/05
Or might have changed...  Anton Philidor | 03/24/05
Clone with no support or Redhat with support  voska | 03/24/05
You forgot to mention...  thetargos | 03/24/05
Programmers bypass Red Hat Linux fees  Loverock Davidson | 03/24/05
LOL.. I must have missed part of the week..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 03/24/05
Oh come on now ...  Judas I. | 03/24/05
Nor am I trying to be. (NT)  Loverock Davidson | 03/24/05
Look at those low scores, below!  Judas I. | 03/24/05
3.5  IT_User | 03/24/05
Maybe you better stay with the blue & pink haired ladies  Squawkbox | 03/24/05
Hey!!  Loverock Davidson | 03/24/05
4.25  Martin Marvinski | 03/24/05
3.14  Loverock Davidson | 03/24/05
Linux aint going anywhere...  jdahs@... | 03/24/05
Linux's piece of the pi...  Anton Philidor | 03/24/05
The concept of competition must be hard for you.  B.O.F.H. | 03/24/05
5.5  Linux_Developer | 03/24/05
Another sign you blew it!  osreinstall | 03/24/05
Ha! You're fighting with a guy on your own team!  Linux_Developer | 03/24/05
Ha! You are thinking again biased one!  osreinstall | 03/24/05
"Linux's own?" Pray tell, who would THAT be?  Judas I. | 03/24/05
Thats right you are so noble  osreinstall | 03/24/05
My, my, gettin' a little bit testy, aren't we, osreinstall?  Judas I. | 03/24/05
You don't know what testy is OButterball  osreinstall | 03/24/05
Ooo, workin' real hard on that aneurysm, eh, OSre?  Judas I. | 03/24/05
I am splitting a side Crackboy!  osreinstall | 03/24/05
Yeah, that's your speed, OSre:  Judas I. | 03/25/05
Such a typical worn out response  osreinstall | 03/25/05
Hey, if you're NOT trying to "get" me, ...  Judas I. | 03/26/05
That is the weakest comeback  osreinstall | 03/26/05
yes... power to the company.  wimbo_z | 03/24/05
RHEL vs SlackWare  Linux_4u! | 03/24/05
Demonstrates Superiority Over Windows  Chad_z | 03/24/05
100 servers  htotten | 03/24/05
Red Hat needs to exist  LouisHRMuller | 03/24/05
Destructive rebuilds  Anton Philidor | 03/24/05
And we have a pretty god answer  IT_User | 03/24/05
... to a different question.  Anton Philidor | 03/24/05
Making software standard  IT_User | 03/24/05
Having a standard is worthwhile, yes.  Anton Philidor | 03/24/05
Theory is sound, but reality is does not follow suit  Physco Dude | 03/24/05
Is this a pricing issue?  Anton Philidor | 03/24/05
Heh...  doe_z | 03/24/05
Parasites.  Anton Philidor | 03/24/05
But Redhat...  doe_z | 03/24/05
Hoping clone buyers fail.  Anton Philidor | 03/24/05
Quote from cloner referenced:  Anton Philidor | 03/24/05
Given that he's not alone in the effort...  Sotek | 03/24/05
They do so...  thetargos | 03/24/05
Clones?  voska | 03/24/05
Not sure I know what you mean.  Anton Philidor | 03/24/05
But Red Hat is more than a software maker.  Sotek | 03/24/05
Please read the quotes in the article...  Anton Philidor | 03/24/05
Of course. So?  Sotek | 03/24/05
Take one quote as an example:  Anton Philidor | 03/24/05
It is (mosly) not "Redhat's software  LouS | 03/24/05
It is (mosly) not "Redhat's software  LouS | 03/24/05
This is the reason why..  d_jedi | 03/24/05
Ah, but that's not what Red Hat is.  Sotek | 03/24/05
Shame on you!  ChinesePhDinCA | 03/24/05
CENTOS et al  richdave | 03/26/05
Who says that RedHat is no longer interested...  Anton Philidor | 03/26/05
BFD  B.O.F.H. | 03/24/05
This is the Freedom of Linux  matrixdomain | 03/24/05
The Greedom of Linux  Loverock Davidson | 03/24/05
freedom and choice  matrixdomain | 03/24/05
School close early today?  seosamh_z | 03/24/05
can't work with IT systems that include Linux?  matrixdomain | 03/24/05
and yet...  jdahs@... | 03/24/05
All the Linux professional I know are very competent with Linux AND Windows  matrixdomain | 03/24/05
I dunno...  jdahs@... | 03/24/05
i sense something here  Monkey_MCSE | 03/24/05
Wow  IT Scion | 03/24/05
*yawn* Get a clue...  John Zern | 03/25/05
A test for Linux and the GPL ...  George Mitchell | 03/24/05
1.5 million Netware users migrate to Windows...  Anton Philidor | 03/24/05
Why leave Netware.  nucrash | 03/24/05
Its a typical transition ...  George Mitchell | 03/24/05
Bottom line: Linux is thriving in the marketplace  George Mitchell | 03/24/05
I miss watching the typewriter key...  Anton Philidor | 03/24/05
New technologies and business models are USUALLY driven by big corporations  George Mitchell | 03/24/05
Is RH a big corporation?  seosamh_z | 03/24/05
Red Hat knows full well the rules of the game ...  George Mitchell | 03/24/05
And yhey should have  seosamh_z | 03/24/05
You don't develop OSS?  matrixdomain | 03/24/05
Matrix: Ritalin shortage? (NT)  seosamh_z | 03/24/05
Yep, free software can sometimes drain cash  FilledOut | 03/24/05
how can red-hat produce a linux variation and not make the source code  wessonjoe | 03/24/05
Source RPMS, not source code  bmh129 | 03/24/05
so the sorce code is available for free for the enterprise linux? i have  wessonjoe | 03/25/05
Red Hat cloning not a new thing  bmh129 | 03/24/05
You forgot the other main player...  thetargos | 03/24/05
Not surprising  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 03/24/05
Also a vested interest in limiting tools.  Anton Philidor | 03/24/05
Really good point...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 03/24/05
Excellent point Anton.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/25/05
I believe there is no argument that ...  Judas I. | 03/25/05
Are you saying...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 03/25/05
Remember the rightrous definition of an operating system.  Anton Philidor | 03/26/05
You're so wet all over, Anton.  Judas I. | 03/26/05
Sophisticated tools can be used...  Anton Philidor | 03/26/05
Anton, pause a second, ...  Judas I. | 03/27/05
No, I'm not saying that ...  Judas I. | 03/26/05
I would say your exactly backwards.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/27/05
Oh you're correct on ALL those points, Axey:  Judas I. | 03/27/05
For the end user yes, for the developer???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/27/05
Hmm, I just see so much taken out of the way ...  Judas I. | 03/27/05
Ther are both benefits and costs associated with the clones.  B.O.F.H. | 03/25/05
"at the expense of RedHat"  Anton Philidor | 03/25/05
Much of what comes with RHEL is already available.  B.O.F.H. | 03/25/05
If people do not need RedHat or the clones...  Anton Philidor | 03/26/05
I am not sure about your experience or level or expertise with Linux but?  B.O.F.H. | 03/26/05
Perception is significant.  Anton Philidor | 03/27/05
But as I've argued...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 03/25/05
There is still the question of who is using these RedHat clones.  B.O.F.H. | 03/26/05
The problem is RH uses MS business model and ...  Vily Clay | 03/25/05
More like Sun's model  FilledOut | 03/25/05
Is the total monopolization of the market Sun?s model? (NT)  Vily Clay | 03/25/05
On consultation, seems Sun's got a lock  FilledOut | 03/26/05
How about MS-RH similarities? (NT)  Vily Clay | 03/26/05
How about Apple-RH similarities  FilledOut | 03/26/05
RH thinks bigger than Apple. (NT)  Vily Clay | 03/26/05
Linux enthusiasts know Linux AND Windows...  John Zern | 03/25/05
Your interpretation of the statement is illogical!  B.O.F.H. | 03/25/05
And you worked at Red Hat for how long...  John Zern | 03/25/05
Would you like GMAIL?  Bill_gates_Is_SATAN | 03/27/05
Yes and no...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/28/05
Oh yeah, I agree...  Judas I. | 03/28/05

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