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From: palowoda@netcom.com (Bob Palowoda)
Subject: Re: Unix for PC
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Kenneth Michelson (kmichels@fas.harvard.edu) wrote:

: As for service/support.. you can buy a commercial linux and get it.. or just
: subscribe to linux newsgroups where people can help you out.

I'm sorry Ken but "get it" is just not good enough to convence the commercial
sector that they will recieve a good backing support for Linux.  Look at the
100 of rev's of linux, which one has patches for the network problems? Which
one has patches for the Xwindows problems, for what version of Xwindows? 
What does Slackware cut a CD a week to keep up with these problems?  Just
look at all the problems and unanswered questions that occur in 
comp.unix.x.i386unix of people buying Slackware or the "The big Y's" forgot
how to spell it.  Why do you think companies deploy source control and 
patch revision control in the first place.  With the many thousands of 
contributors to Lunix their chaos to control has given proof to the old saying
"Too many cooks spoiled the pot". At admit FreeBSD has a little more
consistentcy to their releases.  

So when I can drive up to the Linux in a Box Drive Up Window and whip
my rev card and get my question answered I'll buy into the resale value
of Linux support. I'll just have to check and make sure I don't mistake 
my rev number for my SS number.:-)

---Bob
 
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