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Originally Posted by flyrken
Never had a bad issue with support, free lifetime updates, no subscription crap. SuSE is not free, I pay for Professional each time it comes out, and expect better than email support if needed.
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I usually try to refrain from posting just to tell someone that they're wrong, but you're wrong :) If they promised to provide lifetime updates for their distributions, why would you need to purchase the "pro" version "every time it comes out?" That sure sounds like a subscription to me.
I feel sorry for people who get sucked into buying what they're told to by "the machine." Part of the reason that I am interested in this project (EQEmu) is because I despise SOE for establishing a new precedent of money-grubbing. It is bad enough that they would create a pay-for-play service, but to then charge for expansions and related content is just off the wall. If I'm paying monthly charges to use a software system, it had better include upgrades for free! I look at their website and see statements like "EQ1 fans need not worry that they're being abandoned with the coming of eq2... we have heard your concerns and are making plans for further expansions!" Duh! Of course they are. Considering that a person who has played the game since its initial release would never "catch a deal" on bundled expansions (like trilogy or whatever), you're talking about an investment of like $280 (7 software boxes at ~$40 US) for the software alone. Add to that the $15/mo charge for playing online, and you're talking about a considerable amount of money. Factor in a couple of strategy guides and you could realistically be talking about $700 or so over a two-year period. And that isn