The future of Ubuntu Linux.... Will it make Micky$oft go bankrupt?

[Anthony Baldwin]

On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 10:51 AM, Karl F. Larsen <klarsen1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Lisi Reisz wrote:
>> On Tuesday 12 May 2009 13:35:50 Karl F. Larsen wrote:
>>
>>> They would be interested in a Linux sold to the
>>> public with certain rights to support in the first 2 months.
>>>
>>
>> Given that Red Hat had just such a product and deliberately hived it off into
>> Fedora, while contining to support enterprises, have they indicated that they
>> are thinking of switching back?
>>
>> Lisi
>>
>>
>    Fedora is not what I am thinking of. Enterprise Linux comes close
> but it is pointed at business. Red Hat *might* be talked into opening a
> market for quality home Linux with real people that help you get it
> installed and working. As I said it will cost money but I hope not as
> much as Windows 7 costs today.
>
> Karl
>
>


That's kind of the point.
RedHat used to have such a thing, sort of, but then shuffled it off as
a separate "community -based" project, which we all know as Fedora.
I used it for about 8 years.  Not bad, but yum tends to break stuff.

/tony
-- 
htp://www.photodharma.com
art & photos of tony baldwin