At 01:50 17/11/2002 +0000, you wrote: >On Sunday, Nov 17, 2002, at 00:55 Europe/London, in2palmtrees wrote: > > > I visited > > http://www.lindows.com > > and I found no free download. Only a CD version for > > $129 (I can get Jag for that or even cheaper) and a > > "Digital" US version for $119. What's up with that? > > I've always seen Linux avaliable for purchase already > > on CD for a price (never that high), but since Linux > > is Open Source there is always a download avaliable > > also, so I thought.
*** Linux is freely downloadable. You just need to see all the kernel's available at http://www.kernel.org. Lindows is a distribution (Linux + utilities + applications + GUI installer + + +...) for which the editor is charging, so that is why it is not for free. Furthermore, I think there is an issue between Lindows and FSF concerning the breach of the GNU license as Lindows seems to be a bit too closed source. I think Lindows is an intersting step forward into making Linux more approachable, but I would not want anybody I know run it. One of Lindows' solutions to make it "more simple" is to let a normal user run it as root... I do not really see a point in using Lindows except its price, as a much better result can be obtained by the couple RH/Mandrake and VMWare. BTW, Jag is $166 (166euros) in France and "simplicity" is very relative. I use UNIX/Linux to make money, Linux to make my coffee in the morning (amongst other things ;-) so I can consider myself as being very confortable with it. Well, I am a complete beginner in front of OS X 10.2.2! I just started feeling OK with MacOS9, but OS X is another challange. I cannot seem to understand how to make Samba network shares mount automatically at login and where the hosts file is, used by OS X when in multi-user mode? So if somebody has the URL of the Internet equivalent of OS X for dummies, do a good deed and help your fellow men by mailing it to me! ;-) Cheers, Zoran. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
