[N3WBI3]

The auther fails to mention that while Red Hat does not make its distro available w/out support it does through fedora make almost the same softare available..

Novell also offers a free Suse

[N3WBI3]

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[martin_fierro]

Wish Ubuntu/Xubuntu was as easy to install/run on a USB drive as Puppy Linux.

[Space Wrangler]

I've tried the LiveCD version and I really like it. I'm in the midst of an upgrade right now, so the spare parts I end up with may very well be re-born as an Ubuntu box. I currently have one system that is a dual boot with Gentoo and Knoppix. I consider myself a complete noob in regards to Linux, but I am putting forth an effort to try and become more proficient.

I'm working on my MCSA/MCSE certs right now, and have seriously considered going for the Linux cert once I'm finished with those. I'm just a tinkerer at this point, but I would like to get some cross-platform abilities to make myself more marketable.

[dennisw]

Can you use DVI monitors yet with Linux? I tried ubuntu and got pissed because i couldn't adjust screen resolutions. I'm supposed to spend 30+ minutes figuring this out?? And I know how to find my way around XP and previous Windows

[Golden Eagle]

Canonical has burned through $15 million of Shuttleworth's money in two and a half years.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

[zeugma]

Purveyors of supposedly “free” open-source software, Red Hat (nasdaq: RHAT - news - people ) and Novell (nasdaq: NOVL - news - people ), make their money charging support fees for every desktop or server using their software. You can’t get their software at all without paying something for support.

I agree that the use of the phrase "supposedly 'free'" is a little disingenuous, but the article does go on to speak of using Linux in the corporate environment, where service contracts are par for the course. I like the idea that Ubuntu would be completely free for us to employ in our development/test environments without worrying about per-cpu license costs, with the production servers being under contract. This makes a lot of sense in an environment where you'd like to be able to test out different deployment strategies.

I've installed Kubuntu under vmware, and am waiting for my wife to sign off on me installing it elsewhere. I like it. We're a Fedora household at the moment though.