On Tuesday, November 14, 2006, 11:31:03 PM, JoeHill wrote: J> On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 19:16:27 -0800 J> rikona got an infinite number of monkeys to type out:
>> It would be good to tell THEM that too. M$ keeps intruding on >> hardware more and more, and without customer complaints to the >> hardware companies, they will think it's OK to accept M$ control. J> Is this not what Stallman refers to as 'Tivo-isation'? IOW, they've J> given up on competing head-to-head software-wise (duh), and begun J> to attack on the hardware front. Yep. It's a good strategy for M$. Make the hardware drivers part of the OS, too. M$ seems to be also adding the 'embrace--->extinguish' routine with linux s/w too. J> If I am not mistaken, this is the crux of the current debate J> between the FSF and Stallman, vs. Linus Torvalds. Quite a ruckus J> from what I hear. Stallman wants to make sure GNU/Linux does not J> end up as just another embedded OS inside impenetrable boxes that J> will end up doing only what M$ and their corporate media thug J> lackeys want. M$ has the hardware folks by the b...s. I don't see much being done that's effective to counter this. It seems especially prevalent in the 'media' area - the next 'big thing' in 'computers'. -- rikona mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________________ Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? Go to http://store.mandriva.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com ____________________________________________________
