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Technology Stocks : Red Hat Software Inc. (Nasdq-RHAT)
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To: Doug B. who wrote (641)8/17/1999 11:50:00 AM
From: JP Sullivan  Read Replies (1) of 1794
 
You raise some valid points. I've installed 5.2 on a development machine running NT Server and been playing around with some GUIs from KDE. Very nice.

I'm thinking of upgrading to v6.0 and was pleasantly surprised to discover that I can pick up the CD for $1.99 plus shipping, compared to the $80++ I had to pay for v5.2! This appears to be the official Red Hat version with documentation on the CD. If you want the version with the printed manual & CD, it'll cost $27. So, in fact you'd need to spend significantly less than an hour's salary to obtain Linux on media.

Whether or not DELL and any other manufacturer sticks with Red Hat ultimately depends on economics, IMO. I think there might come a point where DELL is paying enough $$$ to Red Hat for someone to question whether it's economically viable to take the operations in-house. Or switch suppliers. All this points to the tenuous nature of Red Hat's relationship with DELL or any other box manufacturer, for that matter. Unlike Windows (its warts and ugliness notwithstanding), Linux can theoretically be supplied by just about anyone. I wonder how many Linux suppliers out there are capable of stepping into Red Hat's shoes for less.

Good talking with you.

Winston
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