VanLUG Email Archive
Dave Michelson (dmichelson@home.com)
Thu, 06 May 1999 23:19:13 -0700
Jonathan Walther wrote:
>
> Like I said Dave, Linux has some deep pockets backing it these days....
Until they actually start making some serious money with Linux, they're
just along for the ride. At this point, they just don't want to get
left behind if and when things take off.
> Like
> a pack of wolves that have scented the moose, they see the large pie that
> Microsoft has, and would rather have a slice for themselves than none of it.
> And linux provides their opportunity to "cash in".
I agree with the above.
> No, linux won't be going away for a long time.
We're still in a situation where more people have heard of Linux than
have actually used it. As long as otherwise knowledgeable people
comment to me that:
> I have always wondered about Torvald's "hacking" the "Unix" code to start
> the project.. Was this allowed, and is this what the post is about? How sure
> are Linux users that the whole code is "free"? This could be scary, Gates
> could buy it!!!??
or
> Linux is really neat but it's probably useless for serious computing because
> the hackers have probably riddled it with "back doors".
it seems to me that we still need to make a serious effort to
(diplomatically) set people straight when serious FUD slinging begins.
Especially when the slinger is a sales and marketing rep for a major
software company.
Just a thought.
-- Dave Michelson dmichelson@home.com
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