Re: [K12OSN] direction of k12ltsp ?

[Access Systems <accessys smart net>]

On Sun, 9 Nov 2003, Christopher K. Johnson wrote:

> David Trask wrote:
> >k12osn redhat com writes:
> >>>With the recent decision to no longer offer a "free" version of RH
> >>linux 

actually I thought it was the other way round, the Fedora is the
"free" version of RH but you will no longer be able to go to the store and
buy a boxed set of RH OS

> >>>what will happen to the future of K12ltsp ? Specifically all those that 
> >>>have initiated K12LTSP projects in schools, are we to be left by  the 
> >>>wayside?

K12LTSP should not be affected 
> >
> >Would everyone please stop this?  RedHat is NOT going away!  It is a

Red Hat commercially avaliable OS will no longer be avaliable in a retail
version.

> >simple change in business model which MAY be for the better.  The Fedora

that is an opinion, obviously RH thinks it will work better, personally I
think it will even more "geekify" the Linux operating system and make it
less desktop user friendly.   Red Hat appears to be making a business
decision to stick with the server market and give up on the consumer
market, essentially leaving that to M$ (my personal opinion only)  This
may be a good business decision and after all RH is a business, but I do
think this will really slow down the acceptance of linux on the desktop 

> >project is simply going to do has been done all along....only in a more
> >"open" manner!  Remember....a Fedora is a hat. too!  :-)  This "the sky is
> >falling" attitude needs to stop....let's see what happens....my honest
> >opinion is that things will continue to move along fine as they are now.
> >
> Perhaps a small bit of history would be comforting:
> 
> StarOffice by SUN became the very successful OpenOffice.org community 
> project.

But StarOffice is still avaliable in the local Computer store and has full
support.

> The Netscape browser by Netscape became the very successful Mozilla 
> community project.

again Netscape still is avaliable and supported 
> 
> In both cases the companies continued to contribute to, but no longer 
> exclusively control, the projects.
> 
> Red Hat is doing the same in making the Fedora distribution of Linux a 
> community project.

but there will no longer be a Red Hat consumer distribution...even if it
was a delayed version updated only yearly or so it would still be quite
valuable

> I look forward to great things coming from this collaboration between 
> Red Hat developers and engineers, and the many other contributors who 
> care deeply enough to help make a progressive, yet quality Linux 
> distribution available.

can't argue, but I keep saying 99% of the desktop users do not keep their
machines up to date via the internet, they go and spend $$$$ at the local
computer store or office supplier.....visit any CompUSA or Office Depot to
see how the majority of users handle software.

Bob



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