__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Wednesday 02 May 2007 09:37 \__
> BearItAll <spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> <snip>
>>
>> That is the way to look at it really. As if Linux is brand new.
>>
>> Tescos: So here on our Tesco shelf, Vista on the left is old Windows
>> you've seen it before called XP, it doesn't come with much software, you
>> have to pay a fortune for extras and there is a fair chance any software
>> you load will not work at all. And here on the right we have a new system
>> called Linux, loads of software comes already onboard.
>>
>> Mrs Jones: How much does a word processor for it cost?
>>
>> Tescos: Nothing.
>>
>> Mrs Jones: Can I do my online Tescos shopping on it?
>>
>> Tescos: Yes.
>>
>> Mrs Jones: Can I view pictures of the grand children on it?
>>
>> Tescos: I'm sorry, but yes.
>>
>> Mrs Jones: Does it come with software development tools so that I can
>> write the code for a mathematical model of transient forces leading me to
>> suggestions of the orrigin of matter and from there to the beginnings of
>> life?
>>
>> Tescos: Yes, every little helps.
>>
>>
>
> ... hahah! Excellent, Sir! :-))
Only the battles from the corporate hounds can prevent this. Yesterday, some
FBI-esque guy from Microsoft came to the University and I was told by a
prominent person at the here that there will be some 'handshaking' going on.
I don't think students and ordinary staff get to vote on where their money
(tuition or wave deduction) goes... even if it hands up in the hand of
fiends that thrive in a mafia-like culture. What am I getting at here? Look
what Dell has been offering with its PCs all these years? Then see what
happened when it opened up to customers and asked what they wanted. IIRC,
80% of them wanted GNU/Linux. But the suit are in deep denial. The battle
against greed and truth? As Red Hat titled its series of videos, "Truth
Happens". One of the videos was called "Inevitable" and another was called
"Choice". Now we're seeing it.
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