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To: booray who wrote (78339)	12/14/1999 12:47:00 AM
From: G3	Respond to of 90042

Linux is here to stay - I think some of the valuations of the companies are a bit high - but Linux is definitely here for the longterm. RedHat has something like only 150 workers! But their mindset is totally different from Microsoft. Linux companies actually work together - sharing expertise and code. Like Sun's phrase "the network is the computer" - it is more like "the network is the developer". For routers, gateways, vpn's, proxy servers, and other "dedicated" purposes, Linux will be the answer. On the desktop we are a ways away from wide acceptance... I wouldn't go chasing Linux companies, but don't ignore them... my 2c, /g