Previously: > I don't like the idea of depending on stuff I can't control.
Ah...that's an important point. As a system administrator, I take the opposite stance. I want stuff that I *don't* have to control. Having 400 computers to maintain, I don't want to have to suss out some bug and hack OS code. I want to be able to call HP or Sun or Apple or whoever and tell them there's a problem and have them send me a patch or come out and fix it themselves! <troll> Or even better, how about an operating system that just works in the first place??? (Can you say VMS???) </troll> ;-) >> Damn, $300 a year for Red Hat Enterprise? I thought it was free!!! > > Well, it is, except for any proprietary software they might have > thrown in. What you're paying for is pressed CDs, printed > documentation, and most importantly, support. If you only need the > Free software, you can just download it or get it on CDs from > somewhere else. Two words - "customer requirements"... (Hey, and have YOU tried to get support from Red Hat recently?) > Can you get Windows at a lower price, if you don't need support and > stuff...? ;-) Yep, cheaper than Red Hat Enterprise... Not that I really want to go down that conversational path right at the moment... ;-) -Doug
