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OK, I'm convinced. After doing further reading, and on the recommendations here, I decided to go for the Red Hat Network. I'm downloading the ISOs even as we speak. (This is also partially a work project so I can justify doing some exploration!)
Oh and one thing that really pushed me over the edge was the Windows licensing structure. I've never bought a "new" copy of Windows before. I can't believe the price! $250 and they aren't even offering any academic discounts. They're definitely in bed with the manufacturers, because it's clear they're doing everything they can to discourage "build-your-own" hobbyists from getting lefit copies.
Ah, well.. it's academic for a couple weeks it looks like... the place I ordered my stuff from is not shipping it till next week apparently. ("Backed up for the 4th of July", they said. I'm not even going to ask how a one-day holiday backed them up a week. Yeah, I know, I was taking a risk.)
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07-10-2003, 03:30 PM
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