On 17 jun, 07:22, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Linspire deal: What will ESR and Shuttleworth do now?
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> | Will Shuttleworth continue to collaborate with a company which has now
> | caved in to a protection racket? Or will he do stick to the principle
> | behind the whole FOSS movement and walk away from the deal? We're watching
> | and waiting, Mark.
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> http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/12899/1090/
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> Related:
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> Open-source guru Eric Raymond joins Freespire board
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> | Raymond believes desktop Linux is entering into a critical period,
> | noting that historically, users have shifted operating systems during
> | periods of fundamental changes in hardware platforms.
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> http://desktoplinux.com/news/NS2603651519.html
I found another interesting article on the subject last night. However
I don't agree with the views of the blogger, I found this comment very
interesting:
Quote:
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Comment by paul on June 16, 2007 4:45 pm
Trusting MS with anything is a lesson in how to lose your shirt. No
company or entity has ever done business with Microsoft that has ever
benefitted, long term. Want a list?
Ask IBM, ask Apple, ask Netscape, ask Sybase, ask anyone who has ever
trusted MS.
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It's pretty long, but it's absolutely worth reading it ;-)
http://opensourcelearning.info/blog/?p=360
Cheers,
Marti
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