Some great replies- but does Ubuntu not need firewalls and virus detectors then? and if not why not? Caroline
On 24/01/07, norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi there, I was talking to friends about Linux (Ubuntu) said it was > free- then they all look puzzled because they have never paid for > it ...it comes free with a new computer.....so then what is my answer? > Caroline The operating system, presumably Windows, comes free (actually the cost is built in to the price I believe) but what else comes free. Microsoft Office does not, Photoshop does not and, apart from bits and pieces which come with such items as cameras for example, I am hard pressed to think of what does come free. Don't forget the cost of Virus detectors and firewalls. There's a start others doubtless will expand. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
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