Re: Paying For Linux

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On 2025-05-27, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

Is there ever a situation where you might actually want to pay for
Free Software?
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Yes, there is. Remember, Free Software is about the freedom do do
things your own way. That includes spending your money the way you
choose, not the way somebody else forces you to do.
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<https://www.zdnet.com/article/should-you-ever-pay-for-linux-5-times-i-did-and-why/>

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.