I'm already dealing with the SWS issue, and according to technical
pre-sales, SWS is now included in EVERY version of RH7. The RPM comes with
every level.
Gavin Durman --- Xavier University LAN System Administrator
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>From: Rick Forrister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: RH 70 and $9.95
>Date: Wed, Sep 27, 2000, 11:05 AM
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
>> I beg to differ on RH not making money on the software. After being
>> annoyed at how quickly 6.2 followed 6.1, I waited until about 3 weeks
>> ago to buy 6.2. I have 6.1 pro for which I paid roughly $80. I wanted
>> to continue to using SWS, but now to do that it was going to cost me
>> $179. I finally bit the bullet. Now three weeks later, I'm having to
>> cough up another $179 to stay current with 7.0?
>
> Alan, you might want to contact sales at Red Hat. At least with all
> past releases those who had purchased the "current" distribution within
> a 2 month period before the release were entitled to a discounted or
> free price on the new release.
>
>> a. Why isn't there an significant upgrade program? b. Why is the price
>> increasing so rapidly?
>
> a. Take a look at <http://www.redhat.com/products/software/linux/>
> you'll see the update program there, _finally_!
>
> b. Basic distro: $29.95
> Deluxe distro: $79.95
> Server distro: $179.95
> Oracle distro: $2500.00
> High Availability: $1995.00
> Update service: $19.95
>
>> Don't get me wrong, it is still a tremendous value for the money. I
>> contend that it's not that much less than some other server OS's - you
>> just pay for it in smaller increments.
>
> Ever tried to download _any_ MS distro for free??? Or updates for same?
> Or go to Cheapbytes and get an upgrade copy for $5.00? Won't happen.
> With the exception of the services, which can be purchased separately,
> or things like Oracle, it's all available for free. The only problem
> with free is you pay for it by investing time. Hence the new RH
> Network,
> where you pay for auto update services and let them do the chasing.
>
> Personally, I would look at what the real differences are, and purchase
> whatever meets my needs. In your case, I'd contact sales about the
> past practice of free/cheap upgrades for recent purchasers, and work
> up from there.
>
> best
> rickf
>
>
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