> 1. All the leading distribtions are going to release new versions
>    (RedHat 8.1, Mandrake 9.1, Suse 8.2, etc.).

Yeah, it's going to be "fun" to see people cursing Redhat after finding out 
that some stuff suddenly doesn't work (hint - if you use IBM JRE for example- 
then STAY with 8.0!, ditto for Crossover users, WineX users, and if you're 
using Sun's J2SE - then upgrade to the latest!)

> 2. Microsoft, on its side, will not remain static: Windows 2003 Server
>    will be released on the second half of April. This is a very major
>    release for Microsoft, as it marks the official launch of ".NET"
>    technology.

Yeah, full hype and almost zero (in quantities of what MS is used to) sales - 
at least until 2004. Does anyone knows about winFS kernel module module to 
connect to 2003 server?

> 3. VMware 4. From version to version, it becomes a real bridge between
>    Windows and Linux. And don't forget the leapfrog that WINE has done
>    in the last months, partially thanks to CodeWeavers' efforts (Hetz:
>    May we add CrossOver 2 to the list of expected announcements?).

Any word whats going to be the new stuff in VMWare 4? 

As for Crossover - I think it will be released either at the end of this month 
(or my bet) next month. Highlights this time (that have been published 
before) Photoshop 7 support, Office XP, and perhaps few more. Probably 
Internet Explorer 6SP1.

> 4. Opteron (the "Itanium" of AMD).

Have you seen how much heat it releases? few people told me it's almost like 
Itanium - so you buy a 1-2 processor server, and you don't need to heat the 
house any more ;)

> 5. Don't forget the big Linux conference on Hilton, April 10. Bli
>    Nedder, the first public beta of the Hebrew OpenOffice will be
>    announced and given there, so you can count it too in the list.

Are they going to give free CD's? I'm sure it's going to be a hit (btw - does 
anyone from the Open Office team is considering to translate the menus to 
Hebrew?)

> 6. A war  ;-)
>    (i.e. not Microsoft vs. Linux or Intel vs. AMD, but US vs. Iraq...)

Oy vey, guess who is going to be smarter in tactics - Iraq or U.S...

Thanks,
Hetz

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