RE: Linux Recommendations

["Tony Butler" <roaming@xxxxxxx>]

> Point A:
> Linux Distributions are free to pass on: when you buy RedHat, or
Debian or

hmm... redhat seem to be concealing this from their site - it's not at
all obvious where to download it....

> the key difference is in what comes next: with a Micro$oft
product,
you
> buy
> it, install it on a single PC, anything else is "piracy".
With your
shiny

Not if you have an MSDN subscription it's not :-)

> Point C:
> Pass. I rarely add new toys to Linux builds, as I tend to use them
as
> stable servers rather than main PCs.

I don't want to run it as a server.
I want Caller ID on my TiVo
To get that I need to install a piece of software that only runs on
*nix
This is why I need to be able to add to the install without it crashing
around my ears.  I simply don't want the hassle if having to
recompile
things etc etc


Tony

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