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[FYI] New Linux support policies are ominous
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/61/29330.html
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New Linux support policies are ominous
By Jon Lasser, Security Focus Online
Posted: 14/02/2003 at 11:33 GMT
Opinion Red Hat and Mandrake are cutting support for older versions
of their Linux distributions... The results will be a security
nightmare for the Internet, says Jon Lasser.
Open source opponents have for years warned, "You get what you pay
for."
Now some Linux distributors are planning to make good on that threat.
Red Hat and Mandrake's recently-announced revised support policies
might spell the end of the free ride for many companies using Linux.
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