[CLUG-chat] Paying for linux?  Abraham van der Merwe abz at
frogfoot.net Fri Mar 26 14:30:44 SAST 2004  Hi John
>@2004.03.26_14:07:41_+0200  > Just wanting to clear sommit up
here. > As far as I've always been concerned, linux has always
been free and  > always will be free. I can understand that a
packaged linux distro can  > be charged for if it comes with
manuals and additional software that is  > licensed or whatever,
but what about the code etc from these. > Take for example
Redhat Enterprise. That is no longer free, or is it -  > but in
theory you could still get hold of the source code if you
wanted. > Another example would be SuSe and the Novell story -
You can't download  > the ISO's now, but you can still install
via ftp off their server (Or  > download the lot and stick onto
a DVD) > Is a day likely to come where one cannot just download
the latest  > version of any particular unless you pay people
money for it ??  Theoretically it is possible, but it is ab