Re: [Fwd: Corel Intel Deal in the making]

From: Charlie Stross (charlie@antipope.org)
Date: Fri Mar 10 2000 - 07:26:06 MST


On Thu, Mar 09, 2000 at 01:41:39PM -0800, Zero Powers wrote:
>
> ...like it or not, Windows has become a de facto
> standard.
>
> .... Release Windows to the public domain and the Linux community
> can devote its efforts to an OS that is already in use by the great majority
> of the computer using public.

You don't really understand why Linux exists, do you?

Clue: all operating systems suck. Some operating systems suck more than
others. Cost is not an issue: non-suckiness is an issue.

-- Charlie



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