On Thu, 28 Jun 2001 00:37, Benjamin Sher wrote:
> "If Microsoft were to cook up a plan to cause Linux to disappear in a
> virtual Tower of Babel it could scarcely be more effective than that which
> has been adopted by distributions on their own, voluntarily."
This reminds me of the double-page a
On Wednesday 27 June 2001 16:37, you wrote:
> Dear friends:
>
> "If Microsoft were to cook up a plan to cause Linux to disappear in a
> virtual Tower of Babel it could scarcely be more effective than that which
> has been adopted by distributions on their own, voluntarily."
>
> This is from an art
Dear friends:
"If Microsoft were to cook up a plan to cause Linux to disappear in a virtual
Tower of Babel it could scarcely be more effective than that which has been
adopted by distributions on their own, voluntarily."
This is from an article by Dennis E. Powell in Linuxtoday (June 27, 2001)
On Sun, 05 Dec 1999, you wrote:
> Dear friends:
>
> There is endless talk on Linux forums about the fear of fragmentation.
> Some say it's true. Others say it ain't true.
> Yet, the bottom line remains that right now you can't (or shouldn't)
> install a debian package or even a susu rpm on Red Ha
As long as there is an opportunity to commercially exploit Linux we will
have those who will attempt to taint it in their own fashion, making
their clientele dependant upon using only their version. This is a fact
of life. It is a price you will pay for the operating system to become
more and mo
On Sun, 5 Dec 1999, Benjamin Sher wrote:
> Dear friends:
>
> There is endless talk on Linux forums about the fear of fragmentation.
> Some say it's true. Others say it ain't true.
> Yet, the bottom line remains that right now you can't (or shouldn't)
> install a debian package or even a susu rpm
On Sun, 05 Dec 1999, you wrote:
> How can this be tolerated? Or rather how can Linux tolerate this and
> still talk about interoperatibility of distros? And what does the future
> hold?
>
Umm. . .well if its really that big a deal there are always tar.gz arcs ya kno.
Ive actually taken to using
Dear friends:
There is endless talk on Linux forums about the fear of fragmentation.
Some say it's true. Others say it ain't true.
Yet, the bottom line remains that right now you can't (or shouldn't)
install a debian package or even a susu rpm on Red Hat or Mandrake
(where the option to install D
