[98852] in RedHat Linux List
Re: Lotus is porting their prog's...!!!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (UNIXMAN)
Tue Nov 10 20:10:43 1998
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 19:50:41 -0500 (EST)
From: UNIXMAN <jzygmont@alpha.confederationc.on.ca>
To: antonyc3@integritas.com
Cc: redhat-list@redhat.com
In-Reply-To: <003001be0c0d$eb30baa0$0a6464c7@acheron.chessor>
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On Mon, 9 Nov 1998 antonyc3@integritas.com wrote:
> << IMHO its software may become very expensive now, because Intel and
> Netscape will want to return more money from that investment. Nevertheless
> we can turn to the Linux that is free forever (debian). >>
>
> Tim,
hahahah! This is the reason that intel and netscape didn't want to say
how much they invested; they didn't want to make it look like they were
bullying their way in to linux. They didn't invest in linux to make
immediate profits, intel is taking linux seriously and betting on both sides
and netscape has every reason to go with linux, since they don't have
much chance on windoze with Bill Gates at the keyboard:-)
> I understand your concern, but you (and others) really **really** should
> read the GNU public license that RedHat is bound to, no more or less than
> Debian or anyone else. If they don't offer it for free, they don't get to
> call it Linux...period. Besides which, after seeing the stink that people
> here raise for anyone wanting to not release the source codes, etc., do you
> really think that they'd stay in business 1 year if they didn't offer it for
> free downloads and provide the source? <G>
>
>
> Finally, you're forgetting one very important thing: with Windows putting
> it's OS on different platforms, or even looking into other options, Intel
> has the same reason to be concerned that Netscape does. Simply put:
> they're hedging their bets. The fact that the Linux crowd seems to be the
> most rabidly anti-Microsoft group in existance means that they
> (Intel/Netscape) have life long allies if they invest in our future. "The
> enemy of my enemy is my friend", I suppose.
>
> Just my $1.42 worth (.02 adjusted for inflation and after taxes)
>
> Antony Chessor
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