Solonux.org

This is something I've wondered about for a while.  There are pro's and con's to just about every decision that is under consideration  or has to be made, but what do you get in a paid-for Linux distribution that you can't get in a free one with a little tweaking?  I was just reflecting on this topic because I noticed a lot of Linux distributions are going the paid-for route, especially the newer ones.  What do they offer to new or experienced Linux users that makes them worth their price tag?  I hope to discover and hear feedback from those who can cast some light on the subject and enlighten me as to what I am missing or leaving out of the puzzle.

When I first started getting my feet wet in the Linux world back in 2002 (using Red Hat), there were not that many distributions that were known as being "friendly" to new users as there are now.  Back then, if you weren't using Red Hat, you were using either Mandrake (Mandriva) or SUSE.  Times have changed since then.  Times usually do change at a faster rate in the technological/computer world so it is of no surprise that so many alternate distributions out there now are claiming as their main focus the best distribution for the desktop.