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You're confusing the meaning of the word "free" here. It refers to freedom, not price. RHEL and SLE both are free software distributions (mostly) and so you hav

by cyphar 10y ago

You're confusing the meaning of the word "free" here. It refers to freedom, not price. RHEL and SLE both are free software distributions (mostly) and so you have the legal right (as per their license) to distribute the software.

marcoperaza 10y ago
Right, which means that they can't base their business on selling copies of the software. They make money by selling support and access to supplemental (proprietary) resources.