You are reading way too deep into this. this is simply a service for
convenience. If you have a slow net connection, this would be a great way
to keep up to date - providing the price is reasonable.
I find it a bit ironic that it's probably those who can't afford a high
speed net connection who would have the need to pay for updates, while
those who can afford a high speed net connection (and also afford to pay
for updates) don't need to pay for updates :)
Yes, I realize lots of people have high speed access via school or work,
and other don't have access simply because of availability, not $.
But don't worry about it. I'm with Gordon here. Red Hat has been *very*
good about keeping everything open source.
charles
On Wed, 20 Sep 2000, Luke C Gavel wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just read an article on www.zdnet.com about Red Hat offering a
> subscription service to customers. Here's the top part of that
> news article:
>
> --Paste Begin--
> Red Hat to unveil subscription service
>
> The Red Hat Network will allow customers to receive Red Hat Linux
> software updates, patches and news for a monthly fee.
>
> By Peter Galli, eWEEK
> September 20, 2000 11:40 AM PT
> --Paste End--
> http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2630510,00.html
>
>
> What's going on?? Is Redhat closing it's doors unless we now
> pay?
>
> L.G.
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