** Reply to message from Mark Weaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Fri, 02 Mar 2001
06:41:11 -0500
Lance, well, it will work, but Mark's comment is worth noting. Linux is a
product of a "free" market -- all this stuff is free, but companies (e.g.,
Mandrake, RedHat) provide a value-added service as integrators. That is they
package up the stuff nicely and provide an infrastructure that makes it a lot
easier to find and use. Although I could have put this all together myself, I
bought the complete version from Mandrake because I support their efforts. The
same collection under Microsoft would have cost a fortune. So, I want these
guys to stay in business.
So, supporting Marks comment, I note that, yes, it will work from eBay
(assuming all the discs are there and are intact). But it does short-circuit
the value-added process that Linux vendors provide. If you go this route, it
will work, but do consider supporting the folks who provide that extra service
in the future. There is a particular culture in the UNIX / Linux / GNU
environment that is really unique and worth having.
For what it's worth..... - Andy
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > I was looking around on Ebay and noticed that they were auctioning Linux
> > Mandrake 7.2 and RedHat 7.0 for like 3 dollars. Has anyone ever used this
> > route before? Is it worth it or should I just go to the store and get it?
> >
> > Thanks
> > ~Lance
>
> you know...there's just something wrong about that.
> --
> Mark
>
> "If you don't share your concepts and ideals, they end up being
> worthless,"
> "Sharing is what makes them powerful."
