Am Sam, 2003-08-02 um 07.00 schrieb John Beimler: > Tim Kossack wrote: > > ok, but that doesn't mean that red hat couldn't make money with support > > (and/or one version without the goodies for free, one to download with > > the goodies for some $), or club (mandrake) or store (lindows) etc.. > > in order to convince people getting support etc...(see above). > > but obviously red hat seems to have given up making money on endusers, > > and rhl is-as you say-simply a communityproduct for geeks (like you and > > me), providing them in turn with manpower, ideas and bugfixing. > > what a pity-imo, they def. should try making more of it! > > > > I'm guessing you're just ignoring everyone here, but the release of Red > Hat Linux we are discussing here is free as in Free Software Foundation > free. Packages that have patent issues, or are binary only aren't going > to be included. > > Red Hat has decided that the consumer biz is not for them. You obviously > think there's plenty of money there, so go for it. Thats where Mandrake > got their start, I'm sure Red Hat won't mind. if they would give me some $$ as well as the right to use their technology (installer etc.) to open up a subsidary focused on consumer desktop, i'm definitly in:-)! > Peace. > > john > > > -- > Rhl-list mailing list > Rhl-list@xxxxxxxxxx > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhl-list
