Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 11:50:24 +0000 (GMT) From: Phillip Salzman <psalzman@gamefish.pcola.gulf.net> To: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> Cc: "Kenton A. Hoover" <shibumi@cisco.com>, Open Systems Networking <opsys@mail.webspan.net>, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: re: the emails Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9811031146330.12805-100000@gamefish.pcola.gulf.net> In-Reply-To: <363F3A3B.2C4F2B9B@softweyr.com>
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True, except they would also expand on our Linux stuff to make it more like-linux because (even tho we wish it not to be) Linux is a big workstation OS. The majority of computers are workstations. This may be good in some ways, MS would bring more 3rd party developers to us. Simply because, once they port to MS-BSD - it may be real simple to also port their software to FreeBSD. But you cannot expect MS to do the Right Thing[tm]. -- Phillip Salzman "I did it, but you must prove me wrong..." On Tue, 3 Nov 1998, Wes Peters wrote: > Phillip Salzman wrote: > > > > Yes, it is clear MS does not do their homework... I guess that is > > why Linux is able to gain market share. You also have to remember, > > Microsoft started late into the Internet boom, and is not clear > > on how to win the race anymore. > > > > Before it was all money, how they are dealing with several operating > > systems that are free. I think by the end of the century MS will have > > a free OS, like Linux and FreeBSD. > > As several prominent Linuxers have pointed out, Microsoft can't really > "hijack" Linux. They certainly can, however, produce "MS-BSD", and can > do it quite quickly. (How long does it take to add a Microsoft copyright > to every source and binary file in the FreeBSD distribution? See what I > mean?) > > While I'm not that hyped on the idea of Microsoft attempting to dominate > the market through yet another soon-to-be-proprietary standard, it sure > would be straightforward to implement an "MS-BSD" binary emulator in > FreeBSD, wouldn't it? This might even give us "Office" for FreeBSD. > > What a pleasant thought. ;^) > > -- > Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket? > > Wes Peters +1.801.915.2061 > Softweyr LLC wes@softweyr.com > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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