G'day -
-----Original Message----- From: luv-talk-bounces@lists.luv.asn.au [mailto:luv-talk- bounces@lists.luv.asn.au] On Behalf Of Craig Sanders
you seem to have missed his point entirely. he wasn't saying that RH support is bad, or that you can pay for support on just a single machine and indirectly get support for all your machines, just duplicate the problem on that.
he was saying that the fact you can't do that - that RH want you to pay for ALL of the machines you have RHEL installed on - is proof that you're paying for a license, not just for the support.
I can do exactly that - if I'm certain that I can reproduce any problem on a single system, I will only buy support for one. But the process of reproducing the issue will create inefficiency in my support process, so I rather cover all of my systems. It's a choice. I understand that Red Hat wants me to pay more, and I have no problem with that.
and free software is not at all capitalist, it is inherently socialist. you couldn't find a better example of socialism in action - it's ALL about the people owning the means of production (the software).
Strangely, it appears as though people can own, buy and sell means of production in capitalist society. On the other hand, all attempts at socialism lead to concentration of means of production under _state_ control and ownership. So you must be talking about some kind of socialist utopia. But I concede that Linux fits both models. You can have a Kim Il Sung lapel pin given to you in school when you join the party, or sold to you on eBay. You can have Linux developers working for state software development institute, or working on Linux at their leisure while making serious money doing something else, or profiting from their contributions to free software. Regards Slav "This e-mail and any attachments to it (the "Communication") is, unless otherwise stated, confidential, may contain copyright material and is for the use only of the intended recipient. If you receive the Communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, delete the Communication and the return e-mail, and do not read, copy, retransmit or otherwise deal with it. Any views expressed in the Communication are those of the individual sender only, unless expressly stated to be those of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited ABN 11 005 357 522, or any of its related entities including ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited (together "ANZ"). ANZ does not accept liability in connection with the integrity of or errors in the Communication, computer virus, data corruption, interference or delay arising from or in respect of the Communication."