Nickolas Koehne wrote:
>
> No kidding. Xerox has come up with some of the most advanced ideas in our
> century. They also developed the ethernet, in part with DEC and Intel (Or
> IBM, but I believe it was Intel)
>
> -Darkeyes
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Romanator" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 5:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Linux resources online
>
> > Paul wrote:
> > >
> > > On Sun, 23 Jul 2000, Dacia and AzureRose wrote:
> > >
> > > >Yes, apple sued microsoft in the early 80's for
> > > >stealing the GUI from them but microsoft argued
> > > >successfully that GUI is the future of computing and
> > > >as such copyrighting it is akin to trying to copyright
> > > >"book" or "magazine". This ruling is atleast
> > > >partially responsible for Linux being able to be
> > > >distributed with macOS and winOS style GUI's without
> > > >fear of legal reprisals.
> > > >
> > > >Cool huh?
> > >
> > > Yes, really cool. It is a funny thing to realize that with GUI's, Xerox
> > > for the first time came up with something "original" *grin*
> > >
> > > Paul
> > >
> > > --
> > > Promise, large promise, is the soul of an advertisement.
> > >
> > > )0( [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] )0(
> > > http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208
> > > Registered Linux User 174403
> >
> > I wonder what happened with Xerox? So many original ideas. They must be
> > concentrating more on business solutions.
> > --
> > Roman
> > Registered Linux User #179293
> >
Well.. When you are working on something very incredible, it's best to
keep a low profile.
There's too much espionage going on. And, if you intend to stay private
- never sell out.
--
Roman
Registered Linux User #179293
