[ale] RedHat Exploring Desktop Edition

[irvm at ellijay.com (Irv Mullins)]

On Saturday 31 August 2002 10:48 am, chris wrote:
>
> > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/26873.html

>
> This product, when it ships, will be the desktop component to go along with
> Red Hat Advanced Server.  RHAS is also subscription-based, and sells quite
> well.  The subscription for it is for the support contract built into the
> software, not for the software itself.  The same will be true for the
> Advanced Desktop -- it's targeted at the desktops of the same Fortune 500
> companies who are currently running RHAS and have been asking RH for a
> similarly supported Linux desktop.  It's not intended for the consumer
> download / buy in CompUSA "we don't want any / much support" market.

Thanks. That  makes sense. 
Hopefully it will be very user-friendly, and that friendliness will show up  
in the home verson as well.

Now, what about the apps? Aren't they still the sticking point that keeps 
Linux out of a lot of businesses?

Irv


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