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Woopie...
Two things.

1) Maybe I should take a closer look at what SFU
offers, but doesn't Cygwin (open source) do the
same thing? Both are free (for now), but only
one will ALWAYS be free. If I were migrating
UNIX software to Windows (I would need to get my
head checked -- what an idiotic move), I would
use open sourced Cygwin for sure.

2) I'm sure that MS will pick up some people who
want to migrate to Windows, but overall, I think
MS is misreading the Unix world. People aren't
sticking with Unix because their apps require
them to. They sick with Unix because it is a
vastly superior operating system for enterprise
tasks. "Want to 'migrate' from your BMW to this
Pinto? We have a kit that makes the switch
easy!" ... Ummmm, tempting, but no. Legacy
Unix software will migrate to a Unix that runs
on Intel hardware -- Linux or *BSD.

In not so many words, I think we're seeing MS
squirm and thrash while minions are migrating
from UNIX to Linux AND for Windows to Linux.
Sucks to be an MS shareholder nowadays.

-Bryan
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Anyone else think the boys at Redmond are getting scared?  Lunchbox311 | 01/13/04
Yes  prime21 | 01/13/04
You do realize...  KTLA | 01/13/04
Yes, but there's a BIG difference this time around  GRindinAxTaRupy | 01/13/04
don't forget...  stephen732@... | 01/13/04
Brown rodent  Louis Ross Focke | 01/15/04
Huh? Convert FROM Linux/Unix to Windows.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/13/04
Either way..it's about as likely to happen as you stopping trolling  GRindinAxTaRupy | 01/13/04
No, that's what they said!  IT_User | 01/13/04
Seems its needed...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/13/04
Guess they'll need users to convert  IT_User | 01/13/04
No, but you missed the big point...  Patrick Jones | 01/14/04
Kindof like a free beheading  nucrash | 01/15/04
What's funny about this  kray_z | 01/13/04
You could not be more wrong.  balsover | 01/14/04
Anyone else think the boys at Redmond are getting scared?  Loverock Davidson | 01/15/04
Deja Vu?  pwheeler | 01/13/04
Hey, in this case, let 'em!  IT_User | 01/13/04
Actually...  Richard Flude | 01/13/04
Not quite  agramont@... | 01/13/04
No, it was TYING their software to the OS and making alternates hard to use  Plain Logic | 01/13/04
Not Exactly!  ShadeTree | 01/13/04
Never mind that...  NemesisNL | 01/14/04
Woopie...  prime21 | 01/13/04
I tried Cygwin, didn't care for it  voska | 01/13/04
Who would use it anyway??  DonnieBoy | 01/13/04
But in the mean time  voska | 01/13/04
I doubt it  Suicida| | 01/18/04
Re: I tried Cygwin, didn't care for it  Solid Water | 01/13/04
No I haven't  voska | 01/14/04
LOL  vdraken | 01/13/04
Squirm? This is an easy one..  GRindinAxTaRupy | 01/13/04
When all else fails...  vdraken | 01/13/04
You're the one trying toooooo hard.."bud"  GRindinAxTaRupy | 01/13/04
Ahhh..  vdraken | 01/13/04
Wow..you're a lot dumber than I thought...  GRindinAxTaRupy | 01/13/04
ROFLMAO  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/13/04
What is your point?  prime21 | 01/13/04
vdraken is...  stephen732@... | 01/13/04
In other words..  vdraken | 01/15/04
Yes, and...  Patrick Jones | 01/14/04
Competition Works!  voska | 01/13/04
Thank you Judge KK  John Le'Brecage | 01/14/04
Not so sure that had anything to do with it  voska | 01/14/04
i needed these tools about a yr ago  JWatson77 | 01/13/04
This IS good news  issthatso | 01/13/04
exactly  JWatson77 | 01/13/04
What migration???  FirstNLastN | 01/13/04
It's not about desktop migration  toadlife | 01/13/04
Another example of how Linux benifits everyone  Richard Flude | 01/13/04
guess the question is  JWatson77 | 01/13/04
This again proves that competition is good for consumers.  Plain Logic | 01/13/04
Comments...  doe_z | 01/13/04
SFU is an excellent tool ...  toomuchgreeatea@... | 01/13/04
News Flash: Microsoft to release second toolkit  toadlife | 01/13/04
What about this  mikeeemike | 01/13/04
Free Cygwin way better than Free SFU  edjge | 01/13/04
Microsoft wants to kill cygwin  tprince@... | 01/14/04
Jeez.. You guys claim that MS is always plotting something evil, don't you?  balsover | 01/14/04
No, but they want NT and Win9x users to upgrade  zasdljksadf | 01/18/04
No, SFU way better than Cygwin  zasdljksadf | 01/18/04
a bit late MS...  jimk_z | 01/13/04
GPL ??  Iain_Peters | 01/14/04
At best you could request the source of the apps in SFU  voska | 01/14/04
re: At best you could request the source of  Iain_Peters | 01/14/04
As long as competition remains  FilledOut | 01/14/04
Free Or Not, It's Still MS Garbageware  brenthawkinsmd | 01/14/04
Beta 3.5 tools for Unix- free  adkmom | 01/14/04
Better late than never  FilledOut | 01/15/04
Why  Zooomy | 01/15/04
SFU 3.5 does not run on WinXP Home, cygwin does.  edjge | 01/15/04
Why Doesn't SFU3.5 Run on XP Home?  johngalt@... | 01/16/04

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