From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 23:31:45 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:   
      
   > Yep. Linux wasn't that easy to download in those days. You could buy   
   > Linux magazines and most months they included a Linux CD but you could   
   > just email Ubuntu and check off how many CDs you wanted and "voila" they   
   > came in the mail.   
      
   I'd have to check the box for the version but I bought SUSE from BestBuy   
   in a shrink wrapped box with all the installation media and real, paper   
   books with documentation.   
      
   I still haven't figured out Canonical's business model. I don't think they   
   ever got the traction of RHEL or SLED in the enterprise world.   
      
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