The $1000 difference

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Author: Austin Godber
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To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Subject: The $1000 difference
So, I have recently checked out the pricing for various Linux
distributions ... desktop versions and Enterprise versions.  I am left 
with the big question of ... what does the $1000 buy you between the 
free Debian Stable and say SuSe Linux Enterprise Server or RH Enterprise 
Linux AS?
    I know distros have some of their own use level applications and  make 
some patches to the kernel.  But even as far as the kernel patches go, 
they seem to be including community material and not necessarily changes 
they have made themselves.  And for that matter, if they did make 
changes wouldn't they have to be released under the GPL?  Is the patched 
kernel source available for these "Enterprise" systems?


Austin
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