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To: TTOSBT who wrote (4065)	1/15/2000 9:49:00 AM
From: Big Dog	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5102

TTOSBT: I'm confused. How is TurboLinux a competitor of INPR? "TurboLinux sells Linux augmented with its own software, a proprietary product that makes it easier to group lots of Linux servers together to deliver Web pages." Not that it really matters. The more Linux-oriented companies, the better. Just confirms the viability of Linux as a "market-accepted" operating system.

To: TTOSBT who wrote (4065)	1/21/2000 5:41:00 PM
From: Big Dog	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5102

Dear TTOSBT: Well, we got our answer. Not a competitor. Probably a potential customer. Definitely a partner: "TurboLinux, a closely held Linux software distributor with a strong presence in Asia, on Monday said it closed $57 million in a second round of funding from several of the world's top computer makers. TurboLinux's said its private funding round, the largest to date for a company dealing in Linux software -- seen as an alternative to Microsoft Corp.'s Windows -- includes strategic investment from more than 20 global enterprise software, hardware and services companies, including ... Inprise Corp."