good advice .. tks ..pk
----- Original Message ----- From: Russell McOrmond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 2:17 AM Subject: Re: [ilug-cal] IBM & linux > > On Tue, 17 Sep 2002, pksharma wrote: > > > IBM is what it is .. what do we do ? > > or are the bangalore guys nuts ? > > > Keep your friends close, and your enemies even closer. And know which > is which. > > I'm not suggesting that Linux folks shouldn't exploit IBM as it is > exploiting Linux. Get the sponsorship, smooze them for stuff. > > Just don't trust them. I hear comments in here about RedHat being the > "Microsoft of Linux", which is laughable. RedHat may not be making > everyone happy, but they are not actively lobbying against Open Source in > standards groups like Microsoft and IBM are doing. They aren't relegating > Linux to niche-jobs at the 'edge' of the network (trying to keep it out of > customers view) like Sun is doing. > > I am just suggesting people be careful. Work with people when you have > things in common, and keep away from each other otherwise -- be wise and > alert and know which is which. > > --- > Russell McOrmond, Internet Consultant: <http://www.flora.ca/> > See http://weblog.flora.ca/ for announcements, activities, and opinions > Submission to Innovation Strategy | No2Violence in Politics > http://www.flora.ca/innovation-2002.shtml | http://www.no-dot.ca/ > > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/help/faq_list.html > -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/help/faq_list.html
