User Linux

[jimmy Bradley]

   Redhat has made version of their enterprise edition available for
purchase at a number of office store chains, and amazon.com. The price
varies some from store to store, but in general it's around $100.00.
Personally, I plan on buying a copy tomorrow. I don't mind paying redhat
for their os, so long as they can keep the price down for home users.
Fedora is nice, and I plan on running it on one machine for a long time.
I will load redhat on another machine.

Jim  

On Wed, 2004-02-11 at 23:09, Chadley Wilson wrote:
> On Thu, 2004-02-12 at 06:21, James Drabb wrote:
> > On Wed, 2004-02-11 at 11:53, Brent Fox wrote:
> > > Also, just to make it fair, the $99 price for Windows XP Home is for the
> > > upgrade version.  The retail price for the full version of Windows XP
> > > Home is $199:
> > > 
> > > http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.aspx?EDC=316255
> > 
> > You can get the full OEM version for $99 dollars from many places on the
> > net. 
> > http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=335878&Sku=M17-7500
> > 
> > 
> > > Then add Office 2003 to that at $369 for the full version:
> > > http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.aspx?EDC=539386
> > > 
> > > $199 + $369 = $568  
> > 
> > OpenOffice does run under MS Windows too.
> > 
> > > --Brent
> > 
> > Don't get me wrong.  I know it sounds like I am trying to make a case
> > for MS.  I am not.  Of all the different "flavors" of Linux I have used
> > over the past 7 years or so, Red Hat/Fedora is the best IMO.  I just
> > wish that Red Hat did not drop a viable option for a home user/SOHO
> > user.
> > 
> > Jim Drabb
> > -- 
> > ---------------------------------------------------------
> > The box said: "Requires Windows 98/2000/NT/XP or better."
> > So, I installed LINUX!
> > ---------------------------------------------------------
> > James Drabb JR
> > Senior Programmer Analyst
> > Davenport, FL USA
> > 
> quite right there, the soho users are in truth are a pain in the neck.
> But we need them for their business
> Redhat needs to bring them back into the picture. Alot of what people
> use at home they want at work. Because at home they have time to play
> and work things out.
> When they get to work they want to use the same software!
> So it doesn´t matter weather or not it is user friendly. The problem is
> Mrs SOHO user wont be able to Setup her box by her self. Let alone find
> and install packages. Hell my mom has worked in front of a computer,
> shes a property journalist. she still cant reload a printer driver she
> cant cut cds and she cant operate a flash stick.
> This ladies and gents is the real world.
> I support so many uselesses because they give me money but I want to use
> Redhat and its just not there.
> BUT Fedora now there is a solution that rock my world and people can use
> it. I have had to preload and setup various apps for everyone but I can
> go to sleep at night.
> 
> Chadley 
>