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To: Annette who wrote (13565)	4/7/1999 7:57:00 PM
From: Stuart T	Respond to of 27722

You can buy Linux at the stores. Office Depot had something a month or so ago which provided a 100% rebate on one of the versions of Linux. Yes, you can download it for free off the Net. Better have a cable modem or something to do it or else it will take days to download it. Picking the correct files off the Net is also a royal pain. I tried doing that last year and ended up buying it. Linux needs a lot less computer power and memory than Win95 to run smoothly. If you have the time (and preferably an extra computer) give it a try.

To: Annette who wrote (13565)	4/7/1999 8:24:00 PM
From: crimson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27722

Best Buy sells a lot of Linux software, and it is very cheap. I bought it at Best Buy for $30 dollars, but you can get different flavors with more free software and pay a little more. But, everything about it is free. You don't have to buy it at all. I've downloaded a lot of it for free. People are making Linux out to be something special. Fact is, it is a very weak program that is just another version of Unix and is very "un-user friendly". It will never rival Microsoft Windows NT or Workstation or 98 for that matter. But, it is getting a lot of free publicity. If this was Cheney's idea of good news, I call it weak at best. I don't want to sound like I am ripping the press release, it will probably give a boost to the stock, but to be honest, I suspect we are heading down tomorrow. Hope no ones thinks I am trying to bash NAVR...When I read the press release, I thought..."BIG DEAL!" IF this is the main reason for the late surge, I would say we eventually go down tomorrow...up a little to start, but then down...unless we get more news! :o) I should also point out, that Linux makes people think happy thoughts, so the un-educated will probably drive this up!