This distribution looks to be a showcase of the finest GPL work, putting together a complete usable operating system with tools and applications completely from pure GPL code. Free of less "open" licenses. This by itself is very much an applaudable effort.
1. The lack of packages non-"open" packages such as Netscape, QT and KDE is good in principle, as this is a showcase of GPL only work, but this is an inconvenience toward the actual usability of the installed operating system. True it is easy to install the packages later, but this is another step. Hackers wouldn't mind, but the average consumer would not find this an attractive feature.
Result: Hacker/FSF supporter/Demonstration only Distribution
2. If someone wanted to support the FSF, they could donate that $29.95 and give 30 times as much money. All of those packages are available free, as they are all GPL. Even the RMS distribution itself is copyable and legal. If you want the convenience of that package, just find somebody and copy their CD's. Legal.
Of course, by buying from Redhat you are also supporting the free software community. They have to somehow get out of the Red. Their efforts in development, commercial support and Linux advocation have been a major boost to Linux in the past years and will continue to help our cause in the years to come.
If you're a supporter, buy this, it helps us all. =)
Ahh... connecting two modems... I remember those days.
I knew of AT commands to ignore the lack of dial-tone, but I was too lazy to consult the manual and find these cryptic AT commands. Instead, I plugged in a phone in the dialing modem, and before hitting enter after ATDT9 (arbitrary number) I began a sound "DOOOOOOOOO" in the phone mouthpiece. It dialed, then I unplugged the phone, plugged it into the other modem and hit ATA =)
I'm pretty sure Japan must adhere to US export laws because they signed some treaty with the US. I remember a while back one of the Ask Slashdot questions was about importing Linux into some hostile foreign country. The person lived in some non-US country, but their country was bound by US export laws because they signed some kind of treaty. I'm sure Japan would fall under similar terms to these.
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1. The lack of packages non-"open" packages such as Netscape, QT and KDE is good in principle, as this is a showcase of GPL only work, but this is an inconvenience toward the actual usability of the installed operating system. True it is easy to install the packages later, but this is another step. Hackers wouldn't mind, but the average consumer would not find this an attractive feature.
Result: Hacker/FSF supporter/Demonstration only Distribution
2. If someone wanted to support the FSF, they could donate that $29.95 and give 30 times as much money. All of those packages are available free, as they are all GPL. Even the RMS distribution itself is copyable and legal. If you want the convenience of that package, just find somebody and copy their CD's. Legal.
Of course, by buying from Redhat you are also supporting the free software community. They have to somehow get out of the Red. Their efforts in development, commercial support and Linux advocation have been a major boost to Linux in the past years and will continue to help our cause in the years to come.
If you're a supporter, buy this, it helps us all. =)
I knew of AT commands to ignore the lack of dial-tone, but I was too lazy to consult the manual and find these cryptic AT commands. Instead, I plugged in a phone in the dialing modem, and before hitting enter after ATDT9 (arbitrary number) I began a sound "DOOOOOOOOO" in the phone mouthpiece. It dialed, then I unplugged the phone, plugged it into the other modem and hit ATA =)
I'm pretty sure Japan must adhere to US export laws because they signed some treaty with the US. I remember a while back one of the Ask Slashdot questions was about importing Linux into some hostile foreign country. The person lived in some non-US country, but their country was bound by US export laws because they signed some kind of treaty. I'm sure Japan would fall under similar terms to these.
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