[Tfug] "Linux is a forking mess."

[George Cohn]

Robert Hunter wrote:
> 
> Perhaps you are correct about one thing.  Until M$ gets its comeuppance
> (think DoJ, and anti-trust), it may very well continue to dominate the
> desktop market.  

Good Luck!  Under the current political/business climate, it probably 
won't happen anytime soon.

I worked in the telecom industry back in the '70's and when the DOJ 
broke up the Bell System on Jan 1, 1984, a lot of good things came out 
of it.  Remember 75 cent per minute long distance?

However, the current climate has allowed the original 7 RBOC's to merge 
until there are now only 3.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_Bell_Operating_Company

I suspect that Bill is safe for now.  That's why he keeps starting all 
the FUD, to scare users away from Linux and other operating systems.

I was showing a student at PCC a Ubuntu desktop installation and he was 
thoroughly impressed.  He's a very MS centric person and was amazed at 
how easy it was to use.  There's hope yet.

I personally use Linux for things like servers, Myth TV, Asterisk, 
embedded applications, etc.  Haven't quite quit using Windows because in 
reality, if you work in the corporate world, you had better know how to 
use it.

George Cohn