On Friday 24 January 2003 01:53, you wrote:
> I call it the "trained monkey" approach.  To get anything done with Windows
> applications, you have to sit in front of the thing and practice hand-eye
> co-ordination.  I also stopped talking to the world in little pictures at
> the age of three.

I never quite looked at it this way, but your right.

> HP has claimed only this week to be the largest Linux vendor with revenues
> of $2bn.  They're also running non-disclosure briefings with analysts right
> at this moment.

Compaq is still a big investor in open source, even after the merger. In 1999 
you could purchase a Proliant server with RedHat.

> Amongst other things, a 64-bit DB2 beta from IBM.  Wasn't someone here
> looking for that? And:

I think that was the IBM JDK in 64bit.

> "Industry sources said this was the largest contract between Israel's
> Defense Ministry and Microsoft. They said the company will supply Israel's
> defense and military establishment with services in the field of data
> protection that will prevent hackers from entering and disrupting computers
> in the military and security agencies."
>
> Let's hope they're a little more effective than the Patriots.  Gullible
> bunch, the Israeli military.

Oh boy, they're Palestinians enemies are dancing in the streets now. I thought 
Isreal was a US partner, I was wrong.

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