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Paid Support Not Critical For Linux Adoption

Posted by Soulskill on from the why-buy-the-milk-when-you-can-get-the-cow-for-free dept.

ruphus13 writes "At the LinuxWorld expo, an analyst for the 451 Group pointed to a growing trend in enterprise — the increase in adoption of community-supported Linux distros. From the article, 'Companies are increasingly choosing free community-driven Linux distributions instead of commercial offerings with conventional support options. Several factors are driving this trend, particularly dissatisfaction with the cost of support services from the major distributors. Companies that use and deploy Linux internally increasingly have enough in-house expertise to handle all of their technical needs and no longer have to rely on Red Hat or Novell.'"

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  1. first post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    eat my asshole you cocksuckers.

  2. pizza by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    anyone order a pizza ?

  3. bad taste. by twitter · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Your offer might be better than Novell's, but I think I'll skip both. Red Hat has skipped the M$ deal and fostered Fedora. Suse will live on after Novel has gone, if they don't mono it up too badly. Last year enterprise users tended to agree. So sorry, no one needs you or your private parts.

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    Friends don't help friends install M$ junk.

  4. LOL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Asshole tastes better than Novell.

    1. Re:LOL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Asshole tastes better than Novell.

      and cocks taste better than both. Delicious.

    2. Re:LOL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Just like my father always said, "Cocks taste exactly the way they smell... delicious."