Subj : linux distributions
To   : Lawrence Garvin
From : Francois Thunus
Date : Sun Jun 15 2003 09:04 pm

 Hello !

13 Jun 03 18:30, Lawrence Garvin wrote to Francois Thunus:

 LG>> Very few of the Linux distributions available today are entirely
 LG>> "without cost" to the end user.
 FT>> I'd say you've been misinformed.
 LG> Shall we take a census of Linux distributions, with respect to which
 LG> ones are "freely available" via Internet download, and which ones
 LG> require "purchase" of a media kit either via direct fulfillment or
 LG> retail acquisition?

We don't have to, it's been done. Go to www.distrowatch.com. They list some 300 
linux distributions with comparison charts, and links to download servers.
In the comparison chart, they include a "freely downloadable" column. There 
aren't many distributions where this is ticked as "none".

That said, I think we are slowly but surely drifting off topic here :-)
I'd be happy to read your comparison of *BSD, and to offer you some space to 
host it if you need some.

 Francois Thunus

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