These new prices are ridiculous

These new prices are ridiculous

Updates are available from mirrors, and can be downloaded with a simple rsync script (I'll send you mine if you want), and can also be applied automatically (using rpmfind or your own scripts) or you can implement a system for automated application with minimal syasdmin support. Whether we have to pay for access to updates beyond a year is another issue, but I don't see how you get "basically no patches." If you have technical ability in your team, you certainly can get the updates and a system for getting and applying them for zero money. Not a bad deal. Now, where does Alan Cox's wage come from...?