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To: Jean M. Gauthier who wrote (162763)	11/14/2000 4:14:21 PM
From: Mary Cluney	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 176387

Jean, <<<# 3 Linux is a joke, with puny vendors, pretty lame business models and unbelievable complexity for the average user.>>> Linux is public domain stuff. It is free. It is a philosophical thing. It is about open source software. Coming out from nowhere, it now has a tremendous market share without any marketing - without a Scott McNealy selling this stuff. True, it is tough for vendors trying to make money off of something that is free. Why should Dell push Linux, when they have Bill Gates putting marketing dollars selling his proprietary OS? The Buzz over Linux is, however, that it is a very elegant architecture. It is very robust and absolutely scaleable. It's software is not only free but it's source code is open to anyone - not like MSFT or SUNW where the source code for their proprietary OS software is kept a secret. If you have requirements that they do not think it is in their best interest (too small of a market) to pursue, there is nothing you can do about it. Same with bugs in their software, if not enough people scream about it, they are going to make you wait until they fix it. If you want to make you computing environment compleletly secure, how can you tell if MSFT or SUNW has not put something in it to compromise your security? Linux has the capability to catch on just like the Internet has caught on. At first, the Internet was only for techies, but later the concept was so compelling that it was the place where everybody and anybody had to be. Linux has the same potential. If the concept of open source code OS catches on, the adoption rate will look like a hockey stick. Don't think that Bill Gates and Scott NcNealy are not worried about it. Michael Dell is also well aware of this ticking time bomb, only this guy is very opportunistic. He will go with it and make tons of money. Linux is the real deal. Mary