Date: Sun, 10 May 1998 19:53:05 -0700 From: Amancio Hasty <hasty@rah.star-gate.com> To: dwilde1@ibm.net Cc: advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Linux as a Mozilla total reference platform Message-ID: <199805110253.TAA01673@rah.star-gate.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 10 May 1998 18:50:04 PDT." <3556594C.26E2C134@ibm.net>
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We can try that tactic however I think that many alternative OS are going to want to jump in the bandwagon so the question that PC manufacturers are going to ask is which alternative OS should be bundled with Win98? -- my take on that venue is that most likely Linux will win due to its current popularity :( At this stage , the best tactic is to block Win98 to force the industry to think about alternatives OSes -- stated differently : If we can managed to block Win98 , the penalty for monopolistic behavior is too high for PC manufacturers to ignore. Regards, Amancio > Amancio Hasty wrote: > > > For the short term we need a nice letter to send to the DOJ and to > > the State Attorneys asking them to block Win98 until Microsoft and > > hardware friends allow support for Open Source OS platforms . We can > > cite that Ralph Nader's request to PC hardware vendors went totally > > unheard and that this is just another example of the iron-grip > > hold that microsoft has on the industry. > > Can we change that, Amancio? I'd much rather they let W98 go out IF they > insist that freeware be included as an alternative and that the mfrs not > be allowed to ship 98 pre-installed. That way, we compete on an equal > basis, and there has to be a choice before the user starts to play. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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