AOL and Linux! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I heard about this on CNN.(you know, the "Communist News Network") :<)
I wonder if the idea here is to create some sort of AOL quazi operating system. Thus users would just pop the disk into their computer, and presto AOL takes over. No offence to AOL users, but isn't the whole marketing concept behind AOL's success based on the premise that not so computer litterate people like my mother disire a means to enjoy their computer without facing a steep learning curve? Also from the persepective of AOL's current convinience theme, an integrated operating system would create transparency for the AOL "information world". Just think of it! The AOL desktop, word processing app, etc ..... It might be just as bad as Microsoft in terms of integration, and cross application dependence. Plus the things we all complain about with regard to Microsoft's Monopoly could hypotheically extend to AOL's "operating system". Remember AOL's instant messenger? Ahhhhhh! :<) I fear this might be the idea, as I just can not imagine the "average" AOL user tinkering with Linix. I find it hard enough myself, and I grew up with an 8086 with two floppy drives, and no hard drive. :<) Sorry about spelling errors. Jane, Me not to good, spelling. --- John Hebert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wanted to know what other BRLUGers thought about > the talks between AOL and > RedHat. Good thing? Bad thing? What if AOL put funds > into making a distro > that users installed instead of M$? > > http://news.com.com/2100-1001-819243.html > > John Hebert > ================================================ > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > your subscription information. > ================================================ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
