On Sat, 12 Jan 2002, Orlando Andico wrote: > On Sat, 12 Jan 2002, Ian C. Sison wrote: > .. > > The apparent FUD coming from the Linux camps is not FUD, but TRUTH, > > because if Microsoft products were truly as good as their makers claim to > > be, there would be no need for Linux today. > > Ian, > > You, too? > > Linux existing is not because there is a need. It was originally because > an itch needed to be scratched. But the point is, even if M$ software did
Oh contrare, yes, there is a need... A need to scratch an itch... \8) I've read Linus rant about it again and again in "Just for Fun".. > everything perfectly, if something ELSE existed, that was Free Software, > that was fairly good, I'd still use it. Yep, but i'd venture that if MS Open Sourced their OS, in much the same way Linux is today, we'd have less hackers coding for linux, and more on Windows. Just take a look on how many are hacking away at GNU Hurd today... _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
