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Re: OT: What OS
> All the mentions of Linux and free/low cost etc reminds me that while
Linux
> is free to download, since one needs an OS to connect a computer to
the
> Internet to get hold of said "free" operating system plus
availability of
a
> CD Writer and an OS to run writer software, it suddenly has an
intrinsic
> cost. The alternative is to purchase a distro from a retailer at a
similar
> cost to the more popular and easier to administer MS OS offerings.
Actually, you could buy distros on CD from a fiver. It's the retail
packets
which go for upto £60. You can also buy a Linux magazine in WH Smith
and
get a free copy on the front.
Andy
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