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To: Jerry G. who wrote (67830)	9/27/1998 8:41:00 PM
From: ben.	Respond to of 176387

You're absolutely Right Take care ben

To: Jerry G. who wrote (67830)	9/27/1998 11:13:00 PM
From: Ken Beal	Respond to of 176387

*--- OT ---* Hi Jerry, Nothing the matter with MSFT...HOLD IT. Bill Gates at the top cannot hurt. (I agree with you, for the moment. The following is looking several years into the future...) I have a somewhat radical view. (See my profile and previous messages for an inkling.) An analogy: Microsoft = DNA (a human) Linux = a tool made by humans There's only so far we're going to be able to go with our current bodies. They're too slow, too fragile, and too weak. Nanotechnology will help us to make them faster, sturdier, and stronger. Just as any tool benefits the user (to name a few): sneakers and cars make us faster, clothing and space suits make us sturdier, and exercise equipment and forklifts make us stronger. Nanotech is just another tool -- the ultimate of tools, but still, just a tool. A species can only adapt as quickly as it can evolve. Linux can adapt faster than Microsoft's offerings, because more people are able to work on Linux than Microsoft can write a paycheck to every week. Can is the operative word. Will it? We'll see. Technology will continue to accelerate until pretty much everything is free. Web space already is ( xoom.com ), and many libraries have free computer access. Very soon now companies will give away computers (or set-top boxes with computer capabilities) just for the advertising. People will have more freedom -- they'll have time to fix a bug if they like. Obviously, this will not be everyone's choice, but people are already fixing bugs without pay now -- while things are still expensive -- and this (free!) operating system is making inroads in corporate computing. I'm not a Linux geek, as I know very little about it (although I have used Unix in the past; how tough can it be? ;-) -- but I do know that it's more stable. It doesn't do as many cool things yet, but I'd much rather run my human backup service on an OS that doesn't crash. Put your money on the better model. Dell has a better model than any other "boxmaker". Linux has a pretty good model, but where do we put our money? Just some random thoughts for a Sunday evening. Good health to you! Cheers, KenB