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To: Bill Jackson who wrote (98586)	2/9/2000 8:18:00 AM
From: GVTucker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Bill, RE: It is true that Linux is not ready for a consumer world...yet....give it 6 more months and it will be. It is going forward quite quickly. Faster than you might imagine. If you haven't installed RHAT Linux in the past 6 months, you'd be amazed at how much easier it is to install than the older versions. With phone support (with real live people) now, RHAT Linux is ready for the consumer market today.

To: Bill Jackson who wrote (98586)	2/9/2000 10:49:00 AM
From: Amy J	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

RE: "There is a close dialog between" Exactly. Close isn't necessarily open. Compatibility could be dependent upon these (and other) close dialogs, which goes counter to openness, which was my point. Now, how close (closed) the solution provider gets, can (to a certain extent) determine compatibility, unless there are solid open standards in place (with everyone interpreting and implementing them correctly). Open standards are the key to openness. RE: "There is a close dialog between the mobo makers, chip set makers and the OS makers in the Win98/NT world..." I'm familiar with how certain drivers are developed and shipped in the OS. RE: "SInce Linux is their fourth market(after Win98, NT and Mac) they develop those drivers last of all and in the rush to release the product the Linux and Mac drivers are often late to the gate." Good point. RE: "It is true that Linux is not ready for a consumer world" It'll be very good for the Server and certain embedded markets. But the consumer market is a different game. RE: "It is ready now for many managed systems, like networks, internet servers" Yes, and in fact, in some areas of network protocols, I can say it is ahead. Regards, Amy J