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[Jim Campbell <froglips AT sprintmail.com>]

Hello all,

This is my first post, so please be gentle.....

One small comment in the M$Soft FUD discussion.  Many (if not most) GPL/OSS 
software runs on the dread Win32 platform.  I use emacs, mozilla and cygwin
 to make my company mandated win-blows machines useful.

My real point is that it's key to note the GPL/OSS can run on win-doze (and 
most 
platforms for that matter).  Where did I put that copy of MS-Office/390....

I did attend the Mug Shots meeting, it was a blast.  I got lost (which I am 
very 
good at), and was an hour late.  To make up for it, fate reserved a street 
parking 
spot directly across from the bar for me.

What fun!

Jim

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Home page: http://www.froglips.com

Subject: Re: MSFUD
From: Michael S Czeiszperger <czei AT webperformanceinc.com>
Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 09:31:39 -0400
X-Message-Number: 7

On Thursday 03 May 2001 05:01 pm, you wrote:
> Looks like Microsoft has jumped on the "loudly misunderstand open
> source" bandwagon.
>
>  http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/05/03/technology/03SOFT.html
>

I take this type of MS campaign has a good sign, that they're being hurt by 
open source. Personally, I'm much more interested in open, public protocols 
than open source, but anything that hurts MS is good for the technology 
industry.

My guess is that MS is worried about the effect that open source is having on 
the developer and business communities. As more software talent is attracted 
towards writing software that runs on other platforms that Windows, the more 
viable the non-Microsoft software solutions become. I don't really think MS 
is worried about the details of the GPL; their main concern is most GPL'd 
software doesn't run on Windows, and that's a bad thing if you depend on a 
monopoly to make money.

-- 
Michael S Czeiszperger
czei AT webperformanceinc.com