On Tue, 25 Mar 2003 15:40:11 -0800, you wrote: >Gerald Henriksen wrote: > > > So your average person at home now has a choice of Windows XP at $300 > > or Red Hat Enterprise Workstation at $300 ($60 a year after the first > > year for access to security fixes). Guess what, XP comes with full > > multimedia capabilities including MP3 and DVD, as well as a full > > range of software available for purchase including games, tax > > software, etc. Which would you choose? And by the way, so far at > > least Microsoft still offers free security fixes in the base price. > >Huh? > >Why does the average person need the Enterprise Workstation??? Starting with Red Hat 8.0 errata are only provided for 12 months after release. The only products with errata periods longer than 12 months are the products in the Enterprise line. So you have a choice, upgrade to a new version of Linux yearly or move to the Enterprise line. For most of us on these lists upgrading will be the likely option, however your average home user currently using Windows will not want to be forced into upgrading their OS yearly. >I've been using Red Hat since 1995 and never, ever once paid for a >security fix. As far as I can tell, Red Hat will never charge for it >either. It just won't be provided after 12 months. -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
