you all forgot one of the most interesting part of this story: AOL is developing a web browser based on gecko. It is been told that that is what is going to take a little bit of the IE market (about 39 million users to be more exact).
- diego On Monday 18 March 2002 16:47, Amir Tal wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Herouth Maoz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 4:41 PM > > To: Amir Tal; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: AOL and RH - True ?? > > > > Amir Tal wrote: > > > We already discussed this matter a few weeks ago, when ira > > > > posted news > > > > > he saw at The times (I think) about an upcoming merge > > > > between AOL and > > > > > Redhat. This issue was discussed on the list for a few days, and we > > > ended up thinking that "it will not happen, at least not in the near > > > future"..remember ? > > > > > > Well - its happening ! > > > AOL indeed hire a team from RH as a first step of > > > > converting some of > > > > > their systems to Linux ! I guess that this is not as far as > > > > we first > > > > > figured . > > > > Story 1: AOL takes over Redhat. Meaning - it makes policy decisions > > for RedHat from now on. > > > > Story 2: AOL hires a group of professionals from a reputable Linux > > company, to help it transition its machines (servers, employee > > desktops, who knows) from whatever operating system was previously on > > them, to RedHat Linux. > > > > Compare: > > > > 1. AOL takes over Pizza Hut. > > 2. AOL makes a deal with Pizza Hut to have a restaurant inside the AOL > > headquarters, for the benefit of the employees. > > > > Two different stories entirely. > > > > Though I can see how story 2 may have become story 1 as it went along > > the grapevine. > > Story 1. no doubt. (if you ask me) > There was to much noise about this so called "merge" in the past few > weeks, so I doubt its story 2. > AOL wants to switch to Linux, and also wants to get into the open-source > community\market . > If you wanted to get into a motorcycle's club, how would you arrive to > the first meeting ? > On a black heavy Harley, or by bus ? > > Tal. > > > Herouth > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The smiling Spring comes in rejoicing, And surly Winter grimly flies. Now crystal clear are the falling waters, And bonnie blue are the sunny skies. Fresh o'er the mountains breaks forth the morning, The ev'ning gilds the oceans's swell: All creatures joy in the sun's returning, And I rejoice in my bonnie Bell. The flowery Spring leads sunny Summer, The yellow Autumn presses near; Then in his turn come gloomy Winter, Till smiling Spring again appear. Thus seasons dancing, life advancing, Old Time and Nature their changes tell; But never ranging, still unchanging, I adore my bonnie Bell. -- Robert Burns, "My Bonnie Bell" ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
