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Linux aint going anywhere...
should the companies standing behind OSS and linux even fail...there are still enough beserk fanboys to keep linux alive...
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I'm with connelly on this...  thetargos | 03/24/05
And that's why Linux will always be FREE.  Xunil_Sierutuf | 03/24/05
and why OSS companies will always...  zijiang | 03/24/05
True.. IBM only made 14 Billion last year off Linux  Xunil_Sierutuf | 03/24/05
Sorry got number mixed up with # of Windows Flaws..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 03/24/05
hahahahahahaha  htotten | 03/24/05
lol, Nice recovery, I liked that... lol thx nt  doe_z | 03/24/05
Revenue v. income  KTLA | 03/24/05
IBM != OSS company (NT)  seosamh_z | 03/24/05
IBM is hardware company  osreinstall | 03/24/05
Make money from Linux? NO WAY!  pa2004 | 03/24/05
Never worked on an enterprise have you?  voska | 03/24/05
Absolutely right on!  htotten | 03/24/05
Or might have changed...  Anton Philidor | 03/24/05
Clone with no support or Redhat with support  voska | 03/24/05
You forgot to mention...  thetargos | 03/24/05
Programmers bypass Red Hat Linux fees  Loverock Davidson | 03/24/05
LOL.. I must have missed part of the week..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 03/24/05
Oh come on now ...  Judas I. | 03/24/05
Nor am I trying to be. (NT)  Loverock Davidson | 03/24/05
Look at those low scores, below!  Judas I. | 03/24/05
3.5  IT_User | 03/24/05
Maybe you better stay with the blue & pink haired ladies  Squawkbox | 03/24/05
Hey!!  Loverock Davidson | 03/24/05
4.25  Martin Marvinski | 03/24/05
3.14  Loverock Davidson | 03/24/05
Linux aint going anywhere...  jdahs@... | 03/24/05
Linux's piece of the pi...  Anton Philidor | 03/24/05
The concept of competition must be hard for you.  B.O.F.H. | 03/24/05
5.5  Linux_Developer | 03/24/05
Another sign you blew it!  osreinstall | 03/24/05
Ha! You're fighting with a guy on your own team!  Linux_Developer | 03/24/05
Ha! You are thinking again biased one!  osreinstall | 03/24/05
"Linux's own?" Pray tell, who would THAT be?  Judas I. | 03/24/05
Thats right you are so noble  osreinstall | 03/24/05
My, my, gettin' a little bit testy, aren't we, osreinstall?  Judas I. | 03/24/05
You don't know what testy is OButterball  osreinstall | 03/24/05
Ooo, workin' real hard on that aneurysm, eh, OSre?  Judas I. | 03/24/05
I am splitting a side Crackboy!  osreinstall | 03/24/05
Yeah, that's your speed, OSre:  Judas I. | 03/25/05
Such a typical worn out response  osreinstall | 03/25/05
Hey, if you're NOT trying to "get" me, ...  Judas I. | 03/26/05
That is the weakest comeback  osreinstall | 03/26/05
yes... power to the company.  wimbo_z | 03/24/05
RHEL vs SlackWare  Linux_4u! | 03/24/05
Demonstrates Superiority Over Windows  Chad_z | 03/24/05
100 servers  htotten | 03/24/05
Red Hat needs to exist  LouisHRMuller | 03/24/05
Destructive rebuilds  Anton Philidor | 03/24/05
And we have a pretty god answer  IT_User | 03/24/05
... to a different question.  Anton Philidor | 03/24/05
Making software standard  IT_User | 03/24/05
Having a standard is worthwhile, yes.  Anton Philidor | 03/24/05
Theory is sound, but reality is does not follow suit  Physco Dude | 03/24/05
Is this a pricing issue?  Anton Philidor | 03/24/05
Heh...  doe_z | 03/24/05
Parasites.  Anton Philidor | 03/24/05
But Redhat...  doe_z | 03/24/05
Hoping clone buyers fail.  Anton Philidor | 03/24/05
Quote from cloner referenced:  Anton Philidor | 03/24/05
Given that he's not alone in the effort...  Sotek | 03/24/05
They do so...  thetargos | 03/24/05
Clones?  voska | 03/24/05
Not sure I know what you mean.  Anton Philidor | 03/24/05
But Red Hat is more than a software maker.  Sotek | 03/24/05
Please read the quotes in the article...  Anton Philidor | 03/24/05
Of course. So?  Sotek | 03/24/05
Take one quote as an example:  Anton Philidor | 03/24/05
It is (mosly) not "Redhat's software  LouS | 03/24/05
It is (mosly) not "Redhat's software  LouS | 03/24/05
This is the reason why..  d_jedi | 03/24/05
Ah, but that's not what Red Hat is.  Sotek | 03/24/05
Shame on you!  ChinesePhDinCA | 03/24/05
CENTOS et al  richdave | 03/26/05
Who says that RedHat is no longer interested...  Anton Philidor | 03/26/05
BFD  B.O.F.H. | 03/24/05
This is the Freedom of Linux  matrixdomain | 03/24/05
The Greedom of Linux  Loverock Davidson | 03/24/05
freedom and choice  matrixdomain | 03/24/05
School close early today?  seosamh_z | 03/24/05
can't work with IT systems that include Linux?  matrixdomain | 03/24/05
and yet...  jdahs@... | 03/24/05
All the Linux professional I know are very competent with Linux AND Windows  matrixdomain | 03/24/05
I dunno...  jdahs@... | 03/24/05
i sense something here  Monkey_MCSE | 03/24/05
Wow  IT Scion | 03/24/05
*yawn* Get a clue...  John Zern | 03/25/05
A test for Linux and the GPL ...  George Mitchell | 03/24/05
1.5 million Netware users migrate to Windows...  Anton Philidor | 03/24/05
Why leave Netware.  nucrash | 03/24/05
Its a typical transition ...  George Mitchell | 03/24/05
Bottom line: Linux is thriving in the marketplace  George Mitchell | 03/24/05
I miss watching the typewriter key...  Anton Philidor | 03/24/05
New technologies and business models are USUALLY driven by big corporations  George Mitchell | 03/24/05
Is RH a big corporation?  seosamh_z | 03/24/05
Red Hat knows full well the rules of the game ...  George Mitchell | 03/24/05
And yhey should have  seosamh_z | 03/24/05
You don't develop OSS?  matrixdomain | 03/24/05
Matrix: Ritalin shortage? (NT)  seosamh_z | 03/24/05
Yep, free software can sometimes drain cash  FilledOut | 03/24/05
how can red-hat produce a linux variation and not make the source code  wessonjoe | 03/24/05
Source RPMS, not source code  bmh129 | 03/24/05
so the sorce code is available for free for the enterprise linux? i have  wessonjoe | 03/25/05
Red Hat cloning not a new thing  bmh129 | 03/24/05
You forgot the other main player...  thetargos | 03/24/05
Not surprising  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 03/24/05
Also a vested interest in limiting tools.  Anton Philidor | 03/24/05
Really good point...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 03/24/05
Excellent point Anton.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/25/05
I believe there is no argument that ...  Judas I. | 03/25/05
Are you saying...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 03/25/05
Remember the rightrous definition of an operating system.  Anton Philidor | 03/26/05
You're so wet all over, Anton.  Judas I. | 03/26/05
Sophisticated tools can be used...  Anton Philidor | 03/26/05
Anton, pause a second, ...  Judas I. | 03/27/05
No, I'm not saying that ...  Judas I. | 03/26/05
I would say your exactly backwards.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/27/05
Oh you're correct on ALL those points, Axey:  Judas I. | 03/27/05
For the end user yes, for the developer???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/27/05
Hmm, I just see so much taken out of the way ...  Judas I. | 03/27/05
Ther are both benefits and costs associated with the clones.  B.O.F.H. | 03/25/05
"at the expense of RedHat"  Anton Philidor | 03/25/05
Much of what comes with RHEL is already available.  B.O.F.H. | 03/25/05
If people do not need RedHat or the clones...  Anton Philidor | 03/26/05
I am not sure about your experience or level or expertise with Linux but?  B.O.F.H. | 03/26/05
Perception is significant.  Anton Philidor | 03/27/05
But as I've argued...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 03/25/05
There is still the question of who is using these RedHat clones.  B.O.F.H. | 03/26/05
The problem is RH uses MS business model and ...  Vily Clay | 03/25/05
More like Sun's model  FilledOut | 03/25/05
Is the total monopolization of the market Sun?s model? (NT)  Vily Clay | 03/25/05
On consultation, seems Sun's got a lock  FilledOut | 03/26/05
How about MS-RH similarities? (NT)  Vily Clay | 03/26/05
How about Apple-RH similarities  FilledOut | 03/26/05
RH thinks bigger than Apple. (NT)  Vily Clay | 03/26/05
Linux enthusiasts know Linux AND Windows...  John Zern | 03/25/05
Your interpretation of the statement is illogical!  B.O.F.H. | 03/25/05
And you worked at Red Hat for how long...  John Zern | 03/25/05
Would you like GMAIL?  Bill_gates_Is_SATAN | 03/27/05
Yes and no...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/28/05
Oh yeah, I agree...  Judas I. | 03/28/05

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