Re: Paying For Linux

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.

It was better than installing Slackware from two boxes of diskettes.