I just saw this story this morning, it appears that it is more than just a rumor now.
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-819243.html Also, here is a newsforge article telling why this is a good thing, for everybody except Microsoft. http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/01/19/1848219 Oh yeah, Hi. I'm Jason DeWitt. I'm new here. =) ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 10:34 PM Subject: Re: [brluglist] AOLinux? > Why would AOL go to the trouble of making an entire operating system? All > they would have to do is to make their own Windows 'shell' program and > have it replace Explorer with itself. (Anyone here remember Microsoft > Bob?). AOL users don't need an entire operating system for AOL > integration, all they need is a small Windows program that provides a > space for them to store their icons... It could even put its skin over all > Windows applications to give the computer that 'AOL feel'. > > I think the average AOLer has just enough intelligence to find setup.exe > in case the AutoRun doesn't work... But I may be too generous here... > There is no way in hell they would ever survive Linux, no matter how user > friendly it became. Heck, Windows stupifies many people! (I have even > heard people complain that Macintoshes are HARD to use!) > > > Unless AOL is plannning to use its special version of Linux in some kind > of embedded computer or applicance (kinda like those souped up phones that > do email). Then a customized version of linux would be approriate in a > situation where a customer never even knows what it is.... > > With all of the advancements, there will occasionnally to be the need to > dip into the command prompt in linux, just as in Windows, it is sometimes > required to exit the registry or run diagnostics from a 'system disk'. > > Operating systems will *NEVER* be 100% foolproof. There will always be > people that find ways to screw them up, there will always be people that > open attachments titled "ME_NUDE.EXE" without thinking.... > > -Alex > > > ================================================ > 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. > ================================================ ================================================ 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. ================================================
