While I am not a big fan of AOL. The enemy of my
enemy is my friend. If Linux is going to make an
impact into main stream America it needs a killer app.
A low cost internet connected computer could be the
way Linux makes it into a large number of households.
This must scare the sh*t out of Bill!
They could even throw in a free Word processing
Suite like Star Office (or others).
AOL has wide spread name recognition, Redhat is
probably (IMHO) the most "commercial" distro of Linux.
But redhat does not equal Linux. Getting more and more
Linux into American households is good for all of us,
And I will embrace it as a very positive thing. For
AOL to battle Micro$oft they NEED a non-windows client
and Linux is the only one(again IMHO) that could
potentially be that client.
On a side note, being an old Novell guy, it
amazed me that Novell didn't make the same move (years
ago). They suffered greatly in market share loss by
not offering a non-window$ client. I think most people
familar with both Novell and Windows believe that
Novell is a better product. They simply have not
marketed it as well. But without a viable non-window$
client they constantly support their cheif rival. I
heard that Caldara Linux sought a relationship with
Novell but was ignored and rebuffed. Another brilliant
(not) move by Novell.
Hey Novell!!! It's not to late to get on board.
Any thoughts on this?
--- "Thomas M. Albright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> I saw it on slashdot, and my first thought was: "Oh
> no! Not AOL!"
>
> One benefit would be AOL/TW's marketing dollars
> would be a HUGE help to
> getting out the word about Linux.
>
> On the bad side: it's AOL/TW.
>
> On Sat, 19 Jan 2002, Benjamin Scott wrote:
>
> >
> > The Boston Globe reports here
> >
> >
>
http://www.globe.com/dailyglobe2/019/business/AOL_reportedly_in_talks_to_acquire_distributor_of_Microsoft_rival_system+.shtml
> >
> > and on the front page of the business section of
> today's print
> > edition, that a rumor says that AOL/Time-Warner is
> in discussions to
> > buy Red Hat Software. All companies involved
> declined comment, so
> > no-one has denied it at this point.
> >
> > I find this interesting, to say the least.
> >
> > On the one hand, AOL has been funding the
> Mozilla project for
> > years now, and Mozilla has really become a
> top-notch browser at this
> > point.
> >
> > On the other hand, AOL's Internet service, at
> best, sucks, and the
> > Time-Warner people are noted for being heavily
> behind such
> > hell-spawn acronyms as the DMCA, the RIAA, and the
> MPAA.
> >
> > Anyone else care to speculate on this? :-)
> >
>
> --
> Thomas M. Albright (Linux user number 234357)
> Amendment IV
> The right of the people to be secure in their
> persons, houses,
> papers, and effects, against unreasonable
> searches and seizures,
> shall not be violated, and no warrants shall
> issue, but upon
> probable cause, supported by oath or
> affirmation, and particularly
> describing the place to be searched, and the
> persons or things to
> be seized.
>
>
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