Wow, if this isn't an endorsement, I don't know what is: "Government units abroad and in the United States and individual computer users should look for ways to support Linux and Linux-based products. The competition it offers helps everyone."
Thanks Larry! On Wed, Sep 18, 2002 at 10:15:57PM -0700, Larry Price wrote: > Oh my, being taken seriously by the NYT ediorial page. > > be still my heart > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: NYTimes.com Article: The New Challenge to Microsoft > > This article from NYTimes.com > has been sent to you by [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > The New Challenge to Microsoft > > September 18, 2002 > > > > > > As the government's antitrust lawsuit winds down, > Microsoft's next battle may be a knock-down, drag-out fight > against Linux. Like Microsoft's Windows, Linux is a > computer operating system, but written and updated by > volunteer programmers in a communitarian spirit, and > available for free. If Linux spreads, Microsoft could see > the first real challenge to its dominance of the > operating-system software market. For consumers, that would > be good news. > > Microsoft's critics charge that its dominance of the market > - more than 90 percent of home computers run on its > software - results in high prices and reduced choice. And > outside programmers have long complained that Microsoft > makes it hard for them to create software compatible with > Windows-based computers. > > The government's antitrust lawsuit was aimed at solving > these problems. If it fails to do that - a ruling on a > proposed settlement is expected soon - the best hope may be > Linux. Since Linux software is free, hundreds of dollars > could be cut off the price of a computer. No less > important, since Linux's source code - the intricacies of > how it works - is publicly available, programmers don't > have to get permission or assistance from anyone. > > There are promising signs that Linux, which has been around > for years, may finally be taking off. More than two dozen > countries - including Germany and China - have begun to > encourage governmental agencies to use such "open source" > software. In the home market, Wal-Mart has started selling > a home computer called Lindows, which runs on Linux. Early > reviews have been mixed, but its $199 price tag shows the > savings Linux could deliver. > > Linux may, still, have a rough road ahead. Its informality > could be a liability for the sort of serious governmental > and commercial projects for which it is now being > considered. And, not surprisingly, Microsoft has been > working to blunt the Linux threat. > > Government units abroad and in the United States and > individual computer users should look for ways to support > Linux and Linux-based products. The competition it offers > helps everyone. > > >http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/18/opinion/18WED2.html?ex=1033412104&ei=1&en=2ab6639bfa32d3b4 > > > > HOW TO ADVERTISE > --------------------------------- > For information on advertising in e-mail newsletters > or other creative advertising opportunities with The > New York Times on the Web, please contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit our online media > kit at http://www.nytimes.com/adinfo > > For general information about NYTimes.com, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Copyright 2002 The New York Times Company > > _______________________________________________ > Eug-lug mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug _______________________________________________ Eug-lug mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug
