On Wednesday 12 October 2005 07:37 pm, Steve Lamb wrote:
> Alvin Oga wrote:
> >     - it is commercialized, in my view, because they provide support
> >     for $$$$ and is NOT free
>
>     Amazingly enough lots of places do that for many different programs.
> Generally one being paid for support is good.
>
> >     - it is NOT commercialized if you cannot buy the pre-packaged
> >     CD's at the regular stores, but i could have and still would have
> >     sworn i saw ubuntu at the local stores packaged in its fancy boxes
>
>     Ah, so Debian is commercialized because I once saw it on sale at
> CompUSA? Ooookay then.

It isn't.  He just made a statement without knowing all the facts, so he's 
backpeddled and defined terms in a way that lets him feel he was right.  He 
just didn't check into or think about what he was saying either time.

Hal


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