Re: Paying For Linux

On 2025-05-28, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Wed, 28 May 2025 11:48:19 -0000 (UTC), Borax Man wrote:
>

I have done so.  When I first used Linux, I wasn't even sure it was
free.  Intially I thought the version I had was a 'trial' or 'shareware'
version.  I was prepared to pay, but the fact there were many distrs,
and I might switch stifled that idea.
 
I still ended up buying Red Hat 7.3.

>
I bought SUSE 8.1, in a shrink wrapped box from BestBuy for $79.99. At the
time getting the installation media and hardcopy documentation was easier
than trying to do some sort of piecemeal installation.
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It was better than installing Slackware from two boxes of diskettes.

I bought a shrink wrap copy of SuSE from BestBuy also. I think my version
was 7... something. Never did really like it though. Although I thought (at
the time) that it was nice you got a thick manual with it. I think I've
still got it somewhere in storage in Texas (if the rats haven't chewed it to
shreds).

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