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10-23-2004, 05:22 PM
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Ultra Techie Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 874
|  Is Linux free?
I was wondering if Linux is free, because I would like to load it as a second OS, but I don't want to spend any money on it.
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10-23-2004, 05:27 PM
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True Techie Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 129
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Yes its free, www.linuxiso.org will give you the downloadable ISO for most of the distro's out there. The only way you'll pay for it is if you buy it from someone, generally all you pay is for the cd.
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10-23-2004, 05:29 PM
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PowerQuest / Opera Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Netherlands Posts: 10,101
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yup, its free...I am not sure about the Pro versions...I think some cost money..I had SuSE 7.0 Pro and I didn't find any downloads. It was 6 discs. about 7GB full install.
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10-23-2004, 05:39 PM
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True Techie Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 129
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hehe those that you have to pay for are useless, It's like getting a gift from your grandma and then selling it on ebay just because.
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10-23-2004, 05:50 PM
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Super Techie Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 421
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Yes, it's still free. A bit harder to use that windows though, takes a bit of getting used to.
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10-23-2004, 05:55 PM
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Once you get the hang of it you'll love it. Well, I'm personally into stability and reliability, freebsd gives me that and more. *sighs* Give it a shot at least 
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10-23-2004, 06:14 PM
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Super Techie Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 421
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Yeah, it's a great hobby for the weekends till you get that hang of it, then you'll want to start using it full time as you main OS.
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10-24-2004, 09:28 PM
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Newb Techie Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 35
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eliminates long-term costs, too. no anti-virus, no adware remover, no repair costs (unless youre extremely stupid and hit your computer with a sledge hammer or something)
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10-24-2004, 10:12 PM
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Ultra Techie Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 874
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Quote: Originally posted by Tuxthepenguin
eliminates long-term costs, too. no anti-virus, no adware remover, no repair costs (unless youre extremely stupid and hit your computer with a sledge hammer or something) | So, now that I know its free, which version should I get, and where do I get it from?
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10-25-2004, 09:26 AM
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Ultra Techie Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 888
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if you're new to linux, get suse. 9.2 should be out next month, can't wait to get it myself. | |
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