Re: Free Software vs. Librous Software
Adam Ophir Shapira <[email protected]> Tue, 14 Oct 2003 11:20:30 -0400
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.usability.annoyances |
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Eric G Ortego wrote: >> >> Linux is "libre" but I wouldn't call most distributions "gratis". >> To get most major distributions, you have to either buy a copy >> in a store, or pay a lot of money for the super-speed Internet >> connection needed to download it. > > > What are you still on 56k dialup? > No, but I'm considering goingn back to it because cable is so expensive. Furthermore, to download the kinds of files I'd need to download to get RH-Linux from the web, I'd need something like a T1 line. BTW: Are you just having a bad day, or is hurning insults *always* how you argue?