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[Michael S Czeiszperger <czei AT webperformanceinc.com>]

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On Friday 14 June 2002 01:12 pm, you wrote:
> It includes Lindows, not Linux.
>

It includes the Linux kernel, which for me means Lindows is Linux. If you 
know 
of another definition please let me know. 

> Also, someone was able to get a Lindows-beta to get infected with Microsoft
> virii.
>

If they run MS Office via WINE then it should be possible to get infected 
with 
a virus, which would happen even with Crossover Office.

>This is very wrong.

Lindows is specifically marketing to the masses, and Wallmart is the place to 
go for that. Getting product in the hands of a consumer is what Wallmart is 
about. Lindows may be doing a bunch of things wrong from the technology 
standpoint, but as far as I now no one else out there is trying to put 
together a hardware/software package for the consumer desktop with Linux on 
it. Lets face it, you're not going to get widespread adoption past the early 
adopter phase until a consumers start seeing Linux PCs for sale all over the 
place.

As far as I'm concerned this is good news, in that it means there is 
significant capital being invested in bringing Linux to the consumer desktop. 
The more money and effort that is invested in that goal, the more viable a 
Linux desktop will become, which benefits all of us using Linux every day.

- -- 
Michael Czeiszperger
Web Performance Inc.
Raleigh, NC
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