From: "Ross Werner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > shouldn't feel obligated to buy support in order to support "Linux"--Red > Hat wasn't responsible for creating a large percentage of the distribution > they sell. They are merely the /distributors/. However, if buying a boxed > set is really useful for you so you don't have to download it on your > modem connection, buy a boxed set! It's useful, it's worth your money, so
Another reason to buy a boxed set; I usually recommend to most new linux users that they buy a boxed set that comes with a hard copy manual. My Red Hat 5.1 manual (first linux experience thanks to Byron) was invaluable to helping me step into this new world. Sure, the same information was contained in HTML documents on the CDs, but this hard copy made it easy to reference, read and re-read the basic concepts behind linux and how to get started. I was so glad to come across the section in the manual "So you've installed linux, now what?" (or something like that). Matt W. ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
