__/ [ Hadron Quark ] on Sunday 23 July 2006 16:08 \__
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> __/ [ nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ] on Sunday 23 July 2006 07:11 \__
>>
>>>> I couldn't find the other Linux praise in Encarta -- one that was
>>>> mentioned before.
>>
>>
>> Oops. Typo fixed.
>>
>>
>>> Maybe it's been removed.
>>
>>
>> Well, I did a quick search on the Web, as well as COLA (Google Groups).
>> Let me try again...
>>
>>
>> *Aha*! Found what I was looking for.
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | In June 2003 a widely distributed memo written by Microsoft chief
>> | executive officer Steve Ballmer acknowledged that Linux was a growing
>> | threat to Microsoft's business. The memo said that an estimated 500,000
>> | of the approximately 1 million UNIX-operated servers in the United
>> | States were considered candidates for migration to Linux. Linux was
>> | also being adopted in some businesses and government offices where
>> | personal computers (PCs) were networked. According to a December 2004
>> | study from market research firm IDC, the Linux market--including PCs,
>> | servers, and software--was expected to grow by 26 percent over the next
>> | five years, reaching $35.7 billion in sales.
>> `----
>>
>> http://encarta.
>> msn.com/encyclopedia_701610451/Open_Source_Software.html (remove
>> newline)
>
> Why do you put these newlines in? It makes it impossible to bring up
> without editing the page. COuld you just use tinyurl or somesuch?
True. I didn't think about it at the time (just two clicks away with its
Firefox extension when I come to think of it). The sole issue with these
redirections is that once the anchor (domain) vanishes, do do all the links
(it's like an extra relay). TinyURL is a safe bet, however, being a leader
in this area.
|
|
