Subject: RE: The sky is falling
From: Jim Gribbin (jgribbin@alaska.net)
Date: Tue Nov 04 2003 - 21:23:16 AKST
It could be more of a combination of depression and frustration.
While they have been putting out a very usable desktop distribution for =
a
couple of years, they haven't been successful in getting it onto any
machines sold in the retail marketplace.
In addition to this, probably 95% of us using this as our primary =
desktop
haven't given them a nickel in way of support. Not just RedHat - any =
distro.
We only use it when we can download it for free.
I am about as guilty of this as anyone. While I do by a retail copy from
time-to-time out of guilt, I have installed and burned quite a few =
copies
that nothing was given back for.
If we don't start giving back financially to our favorite distro, we =
will
probably see more of this. Companies (people) can't operate at a =
financial
loss forever.
Jim Gribbin
-----Original Message-----
From: aklug-bounce@aklug.org [mailto:aklug-bounce@aklug.org] On Behalf =
Of
James Zuelow
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 6:56 PM
To: aklug
Subject: Re: The sky is falling
On 04 Nov 2003 18:24:54 -0900
"Greg Madden" <pabi@gci.net> wrote:
> RedHat goes enterprise but also decides to add another nail in the
> Linux desktop market coffin before they leave :( =20
Aaaah! What desktop market coffin? The Linux desktop market is really
yet-to-be-born. You can't even reliably cut and paste between =
applications
right now.
Desktops in coffins, Debian dying. Something in the water up in
Anchortowne? Too much halloween candy?
Cheers,
James
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