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Originally posted by wmosley2
If the strength of Unix based operating systems such as Linux and Red Hat are based on the fact that they are open-source. Who will provide support for personal computers or average users that uses these operating systems. Wouldn't the absence of some structured and formal support system inhibit the growth of these operating systems?
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Wmosley, you are right the strength is in its open-source...
The whole reason we have unix at all is because of its open free exchange during the 60s and 70s, even the early 80s...
Everytime someone tried to create a proprietary version UNIX lost popularity and almost died on the vine at least 3 different times...
Open source code is the vitality of ALL unixces.
Here is a link to a great document ALL admins should be required to read.
The Art of Unix Programming
It details a great deal of UNIX history and perspective we all need to know. here is a link to the author's home page and other works... of fact and fiction.
http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/
