Linux World / Network World 2006

[CLIFFORD ILKAY]

On October 19, 2005 20:08, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
[snip]
> Yes, there should be a brief overview of each of the major
> distributions, each preferably given by a user of it, describing
> particular strengths and focus. But these should not come until
> AFTER addressing the basic questions:
>
> - What is a distribution?
> - Who can make one and how would they do it?
> - Why would anyone make a new one when there are already so many
> good ones out there?
> - Why are some distributions free and some sold commercially?
> - What's the difference between Fedora and RedHat? Between Debian
> and Ubuntu?
> - Can you mix free and non-free software?
> - What are the factors to consider when choosing one to use?

How can people make money from Open Source? I hear this question all 
the time from customers. They are used to paying for software and 
figure that if a given software package is free, its author did not 
believe it was good enough to sell.

> The answers to these are not obvious to the mainstream.

They are not necessarily obvious to those who are immersed in Linux 
either.
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Regards,

Clifford Ilkay
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