> Louis J. LaBash Jr. wrote:
> > <text cut here>
> > It is my understanding that Linux is *not* shareware. If an official
> > response (correction) will be made, I can provide the full text ...
> > of this Editorial.
> No, it's public-domain software. The only cost is phone line charges
> *or* paying for a floppy/CD-ROM distribution (Slackware, Red Hat) of the
> OS. Oh, and BTW, *his* name is Linus, the OS is Linux.
It is not that either. Linux is Copyrighted Freeware (specifically,
GPL'd Freeware). There is a distinction between the two.
Stephen