On 20 Jun 2003 20:49:18 -0400 Lanman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > Joe; Did you happen to read the "Related Articles" at the bottom of > the page? I get the sneaky suspicion that IBM is either playing both > sides, or it's another case of "the left hand not knowing what the > right hand is doing". Here's the story I'm talking about. Read the > last paragraph. > > http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2133002,00.html > > Getting a little confusing, don't you think?
It must have changed, the links are now about Red Hat and the US government taking on Linux for its security infrastructure or something. As for playing both sides, that's one of the preeminent characteristics of post-modern capitalism. Read "The New Industrial State", JK Galbraith, capitalism is no longer about competition or innovation, it's about "risk management" and "optimization and maintenance of profits", ie. Cover Your Ass. Hey, why do you think huge corporations donate money to both political parties in an election? They don't give a rat's ass who wins, either way they've got a President in their pocket. -- + Joe Hill + Registered Linux user #282046 + Homepage: http://nodex.sytes.net + ICQ# 279518458 + Do what thou wilt, this shall be the + whole of the law.
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