On Fri, Nov 29, 2002 at 10:12:31AM -0800, Chris W. Parker wrote: > i looked at the redhat website and was surprised to see that redhat 8.0 > is 150 bucks? That is for the version with the pretty box, printed manuals, support, etc. You can still download iso images and burn your own CDs for the cost of the media and bandwidth. > 2. i'd like to get myself familiar with the unix/linux world (what's the > difference anyway?). Linux is a free clone of UNIX. > i'd appreciate any > explanations/diatribes/pointers/references/suggestions you can give me. Watch the wrap: http://groups.google.com/groups?q=group:comp.os.linux.advocacy+ faq&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d&selm=ljanra.rd53.ln%40mercury. downsfam.net&rnum=8 http://rute.sf.net/ http://www.linuxquestions.org/ http://dsl.org/cookbook/ -- David Dorward http://david.us-lot.org/ "You cannot rewrite history, not one line." - The Doctor (Dr. Who: The Aztecs)