Brian Galbraith wrote:
On Fri, Feb 09, 2001 at 02:20:18PM -0600, Timothy R. Butler allegedly said:
and frankly the hobbist part says $79.99 is way too expensive for a hobby.
Well Personally I disagree..... 5 months of fun for less than I would spend on a night out.
Whow! we're you going to?? ;-)) But you are right. Yes, I also like to get much for nothing, but free software is not free beer. If I see my recent problem compiling this mp3 encoder and failing to have glib_devel installed, I know it's next to impossible to d/l all source packages and compile them on my own. If I compare d/l time (and cost! I am in Europe) and compile time with the price I pay for the update, it's a giveaway. There will be free "trial" CD's to update the core system on computer magazines or from the comeing CeBIT fair (I hope). I do not need to update, since I have a nice running system. I had a nice running system before I updated to 7.0, then for a few weeks I had "fun" till I had a nice running system again. I like to skip these "funny" weeks. Also, temptation is present But, back to your initial remark: I agree. The update is abt US$ 40 here. That's a figure you can reach very quickly for a night out. Juergen
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