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| DATE | 2004-09-04 |
| FROM | Billy
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Re: Advocacy vs. Zealotry vs. Who Cares?!?
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On Sat, Sep 04, 2004 at 03:09:53PM -0500, Steve Milo wrote:
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> Depending on the distribution you run you can compare GNU/Linux to ms products
> in general.
I was arguing with Ruben about kernels.
> Like I said before for 80 bucks Suse 9.1 Pro gives you just about everything a
> person needs to run their enterprise IT stuff. Try doing that with ms, try
> getting the same level of support on a intellectually mature level compared to
> ms.
You can't do it with MSFT. Hey, I don't even spend the $80.
> Yes mature, there are flame wars and stuff on mailing list but that comes
> with the territory anywhere you go.
>
> Did you even try Suse 9.1 yet?
No. I don't want to buy it. You can only get the "Personal"
edition for free.
> You say you get it for free but you dont,
> you still donate,
I donate because I WANT to, not because I HAVE to...
It's more like tipping a street musician than buying an album.
> you still spend time installing it and fiddling around with it.
So do you. So does everybody.
Sounds like PHB bourgie talk.
> By the way he wants to come to tech-nite, I told him we always have people
> there.
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