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Whoops, IT! I was unclear. To clarify, I was rmaking a different point...
... that having to do with broken promises by M$, and to
whom. I was referring to both broken promises to
gub'mint (non-compliance with rulings) following the
various antitrust actions, versus the countless broken
promises made to users as regards usability, stability,
security... not to mention the "S" word:
S-I-M-P-L-I-C-I-T-Y!

wink

So I said:
"Unlike M$, the Linux phenomenon is catching on by
dint of real merit, not by hype and sleazoid, dishonest
marketing that relies on misdirection, vaporware and a
history of broken promises. Never mind the US
Gub'mint, think of the users!"

Looking at it again, the lack of clarity is apparent,
undoubtedly mine, sorry!

Yes, I agree with you re the US gub'mint, as it may
even be among the early adopters. NSA-hardened
Linux goes back - what? - three, four years? Clusters at
Los Alamos, JPL, NASA, government-funded research
at the academic level, etc.

Yep!
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Now OpenOffice.org is finished  Mike Cox | 01/16/04
Re : Now OpenOffice.org is finished  JWatson77 | 01/16/04
LOL, Mike. Yeah, don'tcha hate it when your Giganet gets saturated?!  dicktaurus@... | 01/16/04
Wow! C#? That's great!  GraysonPeddie | 01/16/04
who wants to see crap code?  stephen732@... | 01/17/04
Re: who wants to see crap code?  cchenoweth | 01/19/04
Finished, how?  justwally | 01/26/04
Its better than nothing happy  doe_z | 01/16/04
Not really, but your instincts about "the contract" are correct.  dicktaurus@... | 01/16/04
"Shared Source" is marketing, not technology  solprovider | 01/17/04
Show, but don't tell, rebuild, compete or distribute  David Mohring | 01/16/04
They're hoping we don't notice  doctormoriarty | 01/19/04
what would you code for  JWatson77 | 01/16/04
M$ is such TOAST!!!  SloooeShflu | 01/16/04
NOT toast . . .  Misterecs | 01/17/04
re: M$ is such toast  icebrrrg | 01/20/04
Show and tell?  michael-t | 01/16/04
What's the point?  brenthawkinsmd | 01/17/04
Billy's Story  MuffinMan_z | 01/17/04
Awesome!!!!  HarleyRider | 01/17/04
Linux will NEVER be a desktop OS  Eggs Ackley_z | 01/17/04
For your sake, hope you don't have any bets laid down on that! LOL...  dicktaurus@... | 01/19/04
Easy on the Gub'mint, Taurus  IT_User | 01/19/04
Whoops, IT! I was unclear. To clarify, I was rmaking a different point...  dicktaurus@... | 01/19/04
Message has been deleted.  lotta_anger | 01/17/04
MEET AN MCSE!  MuffinMan_z | 01/17/04
The Dark Side  Franklin_z | 01/17/04
Anyone remember VM/370?  wgrobinson@... | 01/17/04
It's better than seeing Sun code  FilledOut | 01/17/04
new business model??  nite_w0lf | 01/18/04
Most Excellent!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/18/04
I wouldn't call it whining.  doe_z | 01/18/04
How does this help?  Patrick Jones | 01/19/04
Simple  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/19/04
So you are telling me..  Patrick Jones | 01/19/04
I'm not telling you anything.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/19/04
No need to get snippy  Patrick Jones | 01/19/04
Sorry, didn't mean to offend.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/19/04
That makes some sense...  Patrick Jones | 01/19/04
Well, it might be , except  IT_User | 01/19/04
Numbers Don, Numbers  bgoss@... | 01/19/04
Isn't the use for this for peace of mind  voska | 01/20/04
Can't distribute changed code  voska | 01/20/04
Most(ly) BS  bgoss@... | 01/19/04
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that was yesterdays truth  JWatson77 | 01/19/04

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