The theory behind open-source software is that it avoids many of the pitfalls - including cost - of closed alternatives. But Steven Buckley, who runs Christian Aid's common knowledge programme, prefers to buy software from the likes of Microsoft. Is this not odd for a charity? "Open-source doesn't mean free," he told BBC World Service's Digital Planet programme. "Quite often, if you install open-source software within an organisation, you have a support contract that goes with it - it's an essential part of operating that software. Over time, that can actually cost more than having Windows on an enterprise machine."
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BTW: A license for RHEL costs me around 40$ while I have to pay 300$ for a Windows XP Home license.
You must be kidding right?
XP Pro on Amazon is $269.
XP Pro Upgrade on Amazon is $195.
XP Pro OEM on NewEgg is $139.
Charities and K12 organizations pay closer to 70-90$ for XP Pro.
No wonder you have a bizarre sense of costs ... you can't shop.
Edited 2006-11-09 00:51
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Member since:2005-11-11
//XP Pro on Amazon is $269.
XP Pro Upgrade on Amazon is $195.
XP Pro OEM on NewEgg is $139.
Charities and K12 organizations pay closer to 70-90$ for XP Pro.//
Pay 70-90$ per copy.
Ubuntu on here: http://www.ubuntu.com/products/GetUbuntu/download?action=show&redir... is $0 per copy.
Actually, you only need one copy for however many PCs you want to use it on.
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2005-10-02
You know, non-commies can do math too.
More communist talk...
BTW: A license for RHEL costs me around 40$ while I have to pay 300$ for a Windows XP Home license.