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Red Hat Proposes Alternative Settlement To MSFT

Posted by Hemos on from the hehe-tongue-in-cheek dept.

cwsulliv writes "Red Hat, Inc. has proposed an alternative settlement to the Microsoft class-action lawsuit in Maryland. Microsoft originally proposed supplying a limited number of poorer school districts in the US with PC hardware and limited-license Microsoft software. The alternative proposal submitted by Red Hat would have Microsoft supply NO software but dramatically increase the number of school districts receiving hardware. Red Hat in turn would supply ALL the software (Open Source) and unlimited support via their Red hat Network. "

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  1. Red Hat will Settle For The Children by saforrest · · Score: 2, Troll

    Not that I don't think this is a generous offer on Red Hat's part, but it'll be interesting to see if all the posters who ranted at Microsoft's arrogance yesterday say the same thing today about Redhat.

    1. Re:Red Hat will Settle For The Children by scott1853 · · Score: 2, Troll

      Absolutely. It's not like the first thought of Red Hat's execs were "what can we do to help the children".

      If the offer was sincere, they'd help the schools no matter what, now wouldn't they? It's not like Red Hat's a charity organization. They're trying to make money, and I don't think they'd object to being as rich as MS.

  2. Why not let the schools choose? by 13013dobbs · · Score: 4, Troll

    How is this going to help the kids? People don't want MS to give the software cause it is a tax write-off and will force kids to learn Windows based OSes. It seems that RedHat wants the same thing: a tax break and to force kids to learn RedHat based OSes (Linux). Why not let the schools decide what would be best for their kids to learn? I think it will look bad for the OSS community to force schools to use OSS. Maybe a 50/50 split? This way kids can learn Windows (which is a valuable skill, despite what some people think of MS) and will learn Linux (which is an equaly valuable skill, despite what some people think of Linux).

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  3. Here's my proposed solution by tcd004 · · Score: 1, Troll

    My Plan for MS

    tcd004

  4. At the risk of starting a flame war.. by Anal+Surprise · · Score: 2, Troll

    Is RedHat really a good idea? Sure, it's easy to install, but if history is any guide, it's pretty easy to own, too. Why not a more secure linux distribution, or even (ducking) FreeBSD?

    Also, I don't think most parents would go for it, because their sprog won't be getting any computer (read: Microsoft) skills.