"Larry Qualig" <lqualig@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> Link Linux Shares to Trade Publicly
>>
>> (SNIP)
>>
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>
>> In reality,
>
> In reality??? Perhaps in your fantasy world.
>
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>> In reality, Linux assures that /less/ employees will be sacked. Less money is
>> spent on licencing fragile software, so only 'box booters' lose their jobs.
>
> Tell that to the 20% of Novell employees that were sacked last year
> just a few weeks before the Christmas holidays. Or the 15% layoff at
> LynuxWorks. Or to the employees of Lineo which layed off more than 50%
> of it's workforce. Or to the former employees of Ebiz Enterprises
> (sells Linux hardware and software) which went bankrupt. etc, etc, etc.
>
> Oh yeah... the "reality" really is that Linux assures no such thing.
>
Dont forget that Linux games company from which noone bought any games
because "Linux stuff should be free".
--
if (argc > 1 && strcmp(argv[1], "-advice") == 0) {
printf("Don't Panic!\n");
exit(42);
}
(Arnold Robbins in the LJ of February '95, describing RCS)
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