__/ [ Handover Phist ] on Saturday 17 June 2006 18:49 \__
> Roy Schestowitz :
>> __/ [ Handover Phist ] on Saturday 17 June 2006 17:19 \__
>>
>>> Stephen Fairchild :
>>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> | 10.No Microsoft Linux!: Microsoft could have and should have done its
>>>>> | own version of Linux. It could have bought a Linux distro vendor or
>>>>> | just christened some branch of Windows (with some Unix-compatibility
>>>>> | add-ons) as Microsoft Linux. By doing this, Microsoft could have
>>>>> | thrown a real monkey wrench into Linux companies' plans.
>>>>
>>>> Linus owns the trademark and would likely sue. How can you get away
>>>> with calling a software stack, Linux, without including the kernel?
>>>
>>> Just take a linux and produce a distribution (or several like Ubuntu),
>>> certify a branch of professionals, market the hell out of it for
>>> serverspace, own the Linux market. Microsoft fucked up big time when it
>>> refused to join in the fun. They can easily keep Windows going as a
>>> proprietary product by simply not including GPL source code, and keeping
>>> records to that effect.
>>
>> <cut head *grin* />
>>
>> ) Given that Vista mess, this (
>> ( seems more likely to happen )
>> ) now than ever before. It is a (
>> ( big gamble though. Why risk )
>> ) what you have? A monopoly (
>> ( position, that is. )
>> ) Additionally, would that not (
>> ( be analogous to admitting a )
>> ) mistake and giving endorsement (
>> ( to Open Source? What about the )
>> '---------------------------------------'
>>
>
> With Vista, I think their monopoly position is already in a bit of
> trouble. More info on my position regarding the market is at
> http://blog.websterscafe.com/.
>
> Um, I think the cat ate the last part of your post there Roy...
The cat doesn't live here anymore. He was doing more harm
than good. *smile*
>From memory, the truncated part said something about the
migration to the Web, away from the off-line applications,
which need patching to be delivered in isolation and are
inconsistent, immobile, etc.
Best wishes,
Roy
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