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To: Steve Johnston who wrote (8700)	2/16/2000 1:50:00 PM
From: Scott Volmar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9798

Steve, Linux is real, not hype. Dr. Cowpland explains the "reality" in this statement from the IBD article today in reference to win 2000: "It still has the same big hairball-type of architecture compared with the elegant modularity of Linux. Linux came out of the Internet, and it's the most Internet-friendly OS." Better yet, in context, these two questions from the IBD and answers from Dr. Cowpland and Mr. Fuller sum Up the situation pretty well: IBD: Will the launch of Windows 2000 steal attention from Linux? Cowpland: I don't think so, because Windows 2000 is an extension of what Microsoft already has with Windows 98 and NT. It still has the same big hairball-type of architecture compared with the elegant modularity of Linux. Linux came out of the Internet, and it's the most Internet-friendly OS. That's why people want it. That's not going to slow down with the launch of Windows 2000. The large corporate adopters will continue to use Windows for a while. But then you're getting a surge of Linux use coming from all the dot-com companies and the Web enthusiasts. Fuller: And we're one of the first hybrids that have moved out of the old technology. We're a company with a mature product to fund the growth of the emerging technologies. We give people choices. You're not locked into one infrastructure or another. We give you the choice to move to whatever's the best for you. IBD: What kind of customer is ready for Linux on their PC? Cowpland: Actually we think of the OS as being almost invisible. People don't necessarily want an OS; they just want the application to work. But people like the idea of being free from a single-vendor (Microsoft) world. That's what Linux is providing. It also allows for more flexibility when it's used with Internet appliances. It can be stripped down to fit whatever size you need. Fuller: And if you look at desktop computer manufacturers - Dell, Compaq, IBM - they're shipping desktop platforms with Linux. They're seeing this market. They don't create hardware that doesn't sell. Further Up, Scott