Re: M$ to use Corel to get into Linux?

2000-10-13 Thread Bob Miller
Kent Loobey wrote: > So the question is would you rather use C# and .NET to do basically the > same things that you can do with the Java stuff. Of course this has the > added benefit (?) of having Bill's stamp of approval... Java itself isn't exactly open source. Sun fubarred itself into the g

Re: M$ to use Corel to get into Linux?

2000-10-12 Thread Kent Loobey
.NET is Microsoft's answer to Java. The problem for MS is how to get it accepted by the Linux/Open Source community. Microsoft can't beat Java unless .NET is accepted by this community. So MS is using Corel as a back door to slide it in. So the question is would you rather use C# and .NET to d

Re: M$ to use Corel to get into Linux?

2000-10-12 Thread Bob Crandell
Seth needs to use Windoze more. MSLICENSE has 25 characters. >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/12/2000 1:00:41 PM >>> And effectively immediately, Corel Linux's Debianish apt-get command will be changed to: apt-get install MSLICENSE=S7SS45DD555F444ZYDS NUMUSERS=1-3 notepad Ben Barrett wrote: > >

Re: M$ to use Corel to get into Linux?

2000-10-12 Thread Ralph Zeller
Ouch!! Talk about insult to injury! More likely, the Corel products will just mysteriously no longer be available, and no longer updated. Whether you like Wordperfect (and all the other fine Corel products) or not, this is bad news for the Linux/opensource community. At 01:00 PM 10/12/00

Re: M$ to use Corel to get into Linux?

2000-10-12 Thread Seth Cohn
And effectively immediately, Corel Linux's Debianish apt-get command will be changed to: apt-get install MSLICENSE=S7SS45DD555F444ZYDS NUMUSERS=1-3 notepad Ben Barrett wrote: > > Microsoft using Corel to ease into Linux, documents hint >US$135M injection

M$ to use Corel to get into Linux? (fwd)

2000-10-12 Thread Ben Barrett
*the following is from www.nationalpost.com (link found from NewsForge)* October 12, 2000 Microsoft using Corel to ease into Linux, documents hint US$135M injection David Akin Financial Post Corel Corp. may be the t