Is linux free 5002
On Friday 07 October 2005 19:54, HalcyonWild stood up and spoke the following words to the mbuttes incomp.os.linux.misc...:
This is incorrect. The free Mandriva version is simply less feature-rich than the paid-for version, in the sense that it lacks proprietary software such as nVidia drivers or RealPlayer.
Fedora Core is indeed the testbed for RedHat, but it's pretty reliable.
SuSE and Gentoo are only two of the freely downloadable distributions. There are plenty more, such as Ubuntu or Kubuntu, Debian, etc.
There are distributions that aren't freely downloadable, this is true, e.g. TurboLinux. However, this is more of an exception than a rule.
Sure there are freely downloadable.iso's-.
The "free" in Free Sofware means freedom, not "free of charge". However, most of the software *is* freely available.
Then you didn't look. Since you mentioned Mandriva, have a look here:
People are. Every distribution has loads of mirrors, and I usually use a local mirror here that holds all distributions and their upgrade patches.
I see mirrored repositories for the following distributions on the site I normally use, which is ftp:--ftp.belnet.be. Note that this is only one of the free mirrors.
The distributions I see repositories for are...
- Mandriva Linux - Centos Linux - Gentoo - Knoppix - Gnoppix - Kubuntu - Ubuntu - Debian Gnu-Linux - Mepis - PCLinuxOS - Linux From Scratch - Yoper - Fedora Core - RedHat Linux - Damn Small Linux - SuSE - OpenSuSE - Blue Linux - Aurora Linux - Yellow Dog Linux
... and many others. There are also mirrors for OpenOffice, X.Org and many other Free & Open Source Software projects, such as the Linux Kernel Project.
The kernel alone comes from kernel.org and is not a complete operating system. Distributions are more than just the operating system.
Many distributions and many organizations offer the service of burning the CD's for you and shipping them to you via snail mail.
Anything can be slow if not setup correctly. Generally, as long as you install only what you need and apply patches...
Speak for yourself. There is nothing wrong with Ubuntu and Debian. They are perfectly good distributions.
Somehow, I have a very strong suspicion that you are none other than Flatfish. It's the same kind of rant, full of the same kind of lies.
On Sunday 09 October 2005 02:05, Rick Moen stood up and spoke the following words...
No. RHEL 3 and 4 have been encumbered by trademark rights on images, themes, etc. contained in...
You probably heeded the remarks about your ubiquitous Yahoo mail accounts, and now you're using a G-Mail account instead, but I recognize you from a long distance away, Flatfish...
Pretty soon you'll post a second and a third thread with this nonsense, and then you'll start cross-posting again, right?
I have to hand it to you man: you really *are* a professional troll. Well, whomever signs your paycheck, right?
-- With kind regards,
*Aragorn* (Registered Gnu-Linux user #223157)
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