Red Hat Network for the Masses

Posted by michael on Saturday January 26, 2002 @10:08PM from the real-men-use-apt dept.

Outland Traveller writes: "A few months ago I sent some feedback to RedHat concerning their then $30/month RHN subscription service. I asked them to consider offering a $5/month low end version more suitable for home users with multiple computers. I'm sure that a plenty of other people offered the same suggestion, but I was still surprised when I opened my email this morning and found that the exact service I asked for is not only being offered, but that fast access to iso images has been added as well, among other improvements. I guess I now have to put my money where my mouth is :) Seriously though, this should be good news for people who download RedHat's .iso images but want to financially support RedHat in a way that makes sense."

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Re:better give 5 minutes of your time... by drsoran · 2002-01-27 02:02 · Score: 0, Flamebait

The only difference between Red Hat and Microsoft is 40 billion dollars and a 95% market share. I *guarentee* you if Red Hat was in Microsoft's position they'd be using just as many dirty tricks and semi-shady tactics to maintain their monopoly of Red Hat Linux on the desktop. Never trust a corporation farther than the next stockholders' meeting. Corporations exist to make money for shareholders not to bring peace and love into the world.
Why pay for second rate? by whizzird · 2002-01-27 10:02 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Why pay even $5/month for a second rate product like RedHat, when you can get access to Debian for free?