Is anyone else as uncomfortable as I am
about the word "Linux" being bandied about
so much in relation to the M$ ruling?
For example, this proposal that Office be
ported to Linux as part of the settlement
(why not Solaris, Concurrent, CP/M,
OS/360, VMS ...?)
If M$ really has an OS monopoly, how
come Linux and other open-source OS's are
growing in popularity so rapidly?
Personally I think the open-source community
ought to collectively say to the DOJ, "No
thanks, Linux et al can fend for themselves
quite nicely. (Oh, and by the way, keep your
paws away from open-source licensing issues.)"
We can do anything M$ can do, eventually, and
we can do it better. It doesn't have to
happen overnight.
Whatever. I just have a bad feeling about
any part of M$ having any legal obligation
at all with respect to Linux.
-- Joe
Bob wrote:
>
> CNN is having a poll on whether M$ should be broken up.
>
> It seems that everyone at M$ has voted.
>
> http://cnnfn.com/poll/micropoll.html
>
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