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To: Justin Banks who wrote (17446)2/13/1998 11:20:00 AM
From: nommedeguerre  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 24154
 
Justin,

>>I've toyed with the idea of selling pre-configured Linux boxes bundled with StarOffice or ApplixWare and running fvwm. What I think is silly is that corporate types are afraid of Linux, even though it's demonstrably more stable than MSFT products, the source is available, and it's even faster on the same hardware.

A broken clock is more stable than MSFT products, at least it has the correct time twice a day. I've toyed with the idea of writing a disassembler that can turn DLLs into C source code. Of course it would be for educational purposes only but hey, I bet the University of Mao would fork over a few bucks for unlimited licenses. Now that we have dispensed with ethics in business it could be a real boom year for us "technical-types" who just want to make a buck using the modern definition of "innovation".

Cheers,

Norm



To: Justin Banks who wrote (17446)2/13/1998 1:25:00 PM
From: damniseedemons  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 24154
 
>What I think is silly is that corporate types are afraid of Linux, even though it's demonstrably more stable than MSFT products, the source is available, and it's even faster on the same hardware.>

Performance isn't as big an issue as service and support--something which Linux lacks. If it were the case, Linux would have dominant market share, not Solaris (which is roughly on par with Linux, but a lot more expensive to buy).


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