Hey, don't blame the guy, laws of the jungle, the strongest survives. While it sounds uncaring, it's just a fact of life.
As the old salesman saying goes, "I went broke giving out samples..." Nothing in this world is free, and while Linux is "free" I suspect once it starts becoming a "job" to maintain the patches, updates, and viruses that attack the program, eventually it will loose luster. Plus companies making a living on it will have to abandon it. Like you said yourself, Linux isn't the best program out there. Yes FUD is playing big, but then again the Liberals are still in power for the same reason. Why? That tactic works. Sad, but true, and unless the Linux community becomes an entity rather than a faceless vast summation of geeks in basements living on Jolt cola... Cheers tom ******************************************** T.McLaughlin b-admin, mcse, a+ (mct, linux) Making Learning Fun again! Visit: www.tomax7.com or tom.mclaughlin.net Remember to smile :-) because God loves you! ******************************************** -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of s. keeling Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 11:48 AM To: CLUG General Subject: Re: [clug-talk] Microsoft to Sue linux users Incoming from Jason Louie: > > On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 08:22:45 -0700, Dany Allard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is it not enough that SCO is a pain... > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/18/ballmer_linux_lawsuits/ > > Once again Microsoft flexes their muscles. I see as propaganda to > drive fear into those who are considering switching to Linux and I > only hope they only get that far. However the outcome of this could > be big if MS succeeds in pursuading the WTO in their favour. With the If anyone ever wanted a succinct definition of "FUD", this is it. How anyone could support a company that stoops to behaviour like this, I'll never know. As Rob Glaser, a former Microsoft exec, told Time magazine [in 2001], Gates is "relentless. He's Darwinian. He doesn't look for win-win situations with others, but for ways to make others lose. Success is defined as flattening the competition, not creating excellence." -- Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. (*) http://www.spots.ab.ca/~keeling Please don't Cc: me. - - _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
