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I just overheard the last couple sentences from General Franks in a CNN news conference with Donald Rumsfeld on the "Showdown in Iraq" and over heard something interesting (it was on in the background so I did hear it all). Is this Linux related some might ask? I would tend to believe it is. Any further evidence of monopolistic behavior... http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/28543.html or bullying tacktics... http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/biztech/12/06/microsoft.sun.ap/index.html further adds to the appeal, and consideration, of alternatives like Linux and other OSS. So what did I hear? They were answering various questions about Qatar, Korea, Iraq, UN Resolution etc, and General Frank said "Every time I have to go from Microsoft something, to Microsoft something else, I have to go through a major learning curve" and then they mentioned something about being happy with the "technology" or "technical solutions" they are using? Admittedly I did not hear the exact context of what they were saying, but we already know the herculean efforts Micrsoft went through to discourage the US Military from releasing their pro-open source report, so either way, this VERY public critisizm and negative comment about Microsoft on the VERY public CNN/Iraq forum must be very painful for old Bill, but even better news for Linux, open source software or whatever "alternatives" General Franks was alluding to. Just food for thought. ________________________________ Open Enterprise Solutions Linux & Open Solutions for Business Johnny Stork, BA Calgary, AB Canada http://www.openenterprise.ca |
