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When I was working in the military industrial complex we paid Red Hat for Linux even though we'd never have been able to use their support. The reason was that
by Symmetry 6y ago
When I was working in the military industrial complex we paid Red Hat for Linux even though we'd never have been able to use their support. The reason was that "Freeware" wasn't allowed on the servers. Sometimes the appearance of propriety to people who don't understand the issue can become very important.
- zknstr 6y agoIs it only appearance though ? When using free open-source software, the license always disclaim any warranty or liability related to the use of the software (the famous THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS"... paragraph). When buying the same software from a vendor, the contract may include not only warranty & support but also some level of liability in the event of a software/security/design flaw.
- marcosdumay 6y ago> When using free open-source software, the license always disclaim any warranty or liability related to the use of the software Have you find any proprietary operating system that doesn't come with that phrase? The only pieces of software that don't have something like this are very expensive consulting-first specialized ones.