Differences between the "free" and "paid" versions
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What are the main differences between the free and paid versions of a distribution? I'm talking about those add ons, are they worth at all the money, is there any other way I can ge them?
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Usually the main difference is that the paid versions come with support. You usually also get some non-free or proprietary software (secure web server, extra GUI config tools, tweaked X servers, backup software, Oracle, etc). Most of the time you can not get the extra software for free (at least not legally )
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