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Re: Re: Fw: Red Hat Linux end-of-life update and transition planning
From: "Jonathan A. Zdziarski" <jonathan () nuclearelephant com>
Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2003 15:30:17 -0500
Were you a customer? Was Red Hat actually deriving any revenue from the machines you were running Red Hat Linux on besides a trickle of money for Red Hat Network subscriptions? If not, why do you think they should be concerned about what you run now?
It's called bait and switch. By providing a free solution over time, they've managed to generate a captive audience of RedHat users (arguably by deception) and are now cashing in on the false premise that their software was actually free... informing their cattle that they will have to 1. Pay additional infrastructure costs to upgrade or 2. Pay additional infrastructure costs to migrate to something else In my home town, this is equivalent to getting pulled over for following too closely, then arrested for sodomy. Is it legal? Sure... Is it ethical? Hell no. _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
Current thread:
- Re: Fw: Red Hat Linux end-of-life update and transition planning, (continued)
- Re: Fw: Red Hat Linux end-of-life update and transition planning Jonathan A. Zdziarski (Nov 04)
- Re: Fw: Red Hat Linux end-of-life update and transition planning Tomasz Konefal (Nov 04)
- Re: Fw: Red Hat Linux end-of-life update and transition planning Kenton Smith (Nov 04)
- Re: Fw: Red Hat Linux end-of-life update and transition planning Vincent (Nov 04)
- Re: Fw: Red Hat Linux end-of-life update and transition planning Gwendolynn ferch Elydyr (Nov 03)
- Re: Fw: Red Hat Linux end-of-life update and transition planning Nicob (Nov 04)
- Re: Fw: Red Hat Linux end-of-life ...and SuSe, and the rest. Daniele Muscetta (Nov 04)
- Re: Fw: Red Hat Linux end-of-life ...and SuSe, and the rest. Jonathan A. Zdziarski (Nov 04)
- Re: Re: Fw: Red Hat Linux end-of-life update and transition planning Jonathan A. Zdziarski (Nov 03)
- Re: Red Hat Linux end-of-life update and transition planning Cael Abal (Nov 04)
- Re: Re: Fw: Red Hat Linux end-of-life update and transition planning petard (Nov 04)
- Re: Re: Fw: Red Hat Linux end-of-life update and transition planning Jonathan A. Zdziarski (Nov 04)
- Re: Re: Fw: Red Hat Linux end-of-life update and transition planning Steffen Kluge (Nov 04)
- Re: Fw: Red Hat Linux end-of-life update and transition planning Valdis . Kletnieks (Nov 03)
- Re: Fw: Red Hat Linux end-of-life update and transition planning Eric Bowser (Nov 04)
- Re: Fw: Red Hat Linux end-of-life update and transition planning Valdis . Kletnieks (Nov 04)
- Re: Fw: Red Hat Linux end-of-life update and transition planning Jeremiah Cornelius (Nov 04)