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Re: Is Scientfic Linux Still Active as a Distribution?
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Jon Pruente <[log in to unmask]>
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Jon Pruente <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 21 Feb 2020 13:24:57 -0600
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On Fri, Feb 21, 2020 at 1:21 PM Yasha Karant <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> In the simplest terms. I trust IBM to maximize overall
> return-on-investment (e.g., profit), and a "free" CentOS that truly
> competes with licensed-for-fee products does not fit that for-profit model.
>

The amount of anti-IBM FUD in these kinds of threads is staggering. IBM has
supported Linux for literal decades, even on their mainframe hardware.

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