From: Luis Hernandez Message-Id: <200004060101.VAA17969@math207.math.gatech.edu> Subject: Re: MICROSOFT has Bought Over Linus Torvalds!! In-Reply-To: from Damian Yerrick at "Apr 5, 0 05:18:30 pm" To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2000 21:01:15 -0400 (EDT) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL40 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Errors-To: nobody AT delorie DOT com X-Mailing-List: djgpp AT delorie DOT com X-Unsubscribes-To: listserv AT delorie DOT com Precedence: bulk > On Mon, 3 Apr 2000 17:50:03 -0600, Jared Stevens > wrote: > > >> >>Linux works properly and it is free. > >> > > >> >Linux is not free at all, or i don't know what's free mean. > >> > >> http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html > >> > >> >At RedHat web site, personnal edition is 30$, Deluxe is 80$ and pro is 180$ > >> > >> Mandrake is cheaper. > > > >The distributions are free if you have a really fast modem or a lot > >a patience. (Or a good friend with both. ) other wise don't be > >suprised if you have to fork over $30-50 for a good distribution. > > I found Mandrake for $10 at Office Depot (or was that Staples?). Mmmm just my 2 cents here: You can buy RedHat 6.2 CD's (download version) at $1.95 the piece (plus S&H) from www.linuxcentral.com . And not only RH, they also have Devian, Susse, Corel, Mandrake, etc. , just take a look at the web site. Luis Hernandez newton AT math DOT gatech DOT edu