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Subject: Re: cpu-x
Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 02:54:37 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-05-15, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
> On Wed, 15 May 2024 14:01:54 +0000, RonB wrote:
>
>> On 2024-05-13, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
>>> On Mon, 13 May 2024 12:25:50 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>>>
>>>> Andrzej Matuch wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
>>>> 
>>>>> On Sun, 12 May 2024 23:36:40 +0000, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 12 May 2024 00:34:11 GMT, Andrzej Matuch wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> It is technically possible to keep ownership of the software and
>>>>>>> make a profit with it, but it is rather difficult the moment you
>>>>>>> slap the GPL on the code.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Tell that to the companies making a big business of Linux.
>>>>>
>>>>> Name them, and explain how it is the _software_ that is making them
>>>>> money,
>>>>> and not the _support_ for that software.
>>>> 
>>>>     Red Hat (on wikipedia):
>>>>    
>>>>     "They produce open-source code so that more programmers can make
>>>>     adaptations and improvements. Red Hat sells subscriptions for the
>>>>     support,
>>>>     training, and integration services that help customers in using
>>>>     their open-source software products."
>>>> 
>>>> Though frankly, what is the difference if you sell your software or if
>>>> you bundle software and provide support for that bundle?
>>>
>>> The latter is a subscription, much like what the zealots are
>>> complaining about Windows software doing. Sure, the software will stilla
>>> be yours, but you won't get the support you need to figure out how to
>>> use it.
>> 
>> For Linux, corporations can usually find third party support on a per
>> case basis. When CentOS was a clone of Red Hat instead of whatever it is
>> now, corporations would use it instead of Red Hat and pay for support
>> when needed. (I'm guessing the same thing happens now with Rocky Linux
>> and the other Red Hat clones.) You don't have that third party option
>> with Microsoft when paying for yearly licensing. And that will
>> especially be the case if they start renting out their software instead
>> of selling it when Windows 12 comes out.
>
> I am not a fan of Microsoft's pay-per-month model for Office, and bought 
> Office 2021 simply to avoid it. I understand the benefits of paying 
> monthly and continually getting updates, but I would rather just pay up 
> front. If that is indeed the way they will go with Winodws, potentially 
> offering yearly OS subscriptions for people who buy a new computer, I will 
> gladly move onto Fedora. The mere fact that Fedora would respect my desire 
> to use S3 sleep rather than S0 (I can change it using a third-party 
> application), and that I am not forced to update, would be a reason to use 
> it over any new version of Windows.

I've got Fedora 39 (Cinnamon spin) on one computer. It's not a whole 
different than Linux Mint when you get used to it. Except it's cutting edge 
vs stable. But I guess I don't have the cutting edge version now, I think 
Fedora has gone to version 40.

I guess I should look into how to update it. 

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