begin: Micah Cowan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> quote
> On Wed, Jun 06, 2001 at 02:05:02AM -0700, Eric wrote:
> > Or "Tans-me-duh". I don't agree with the communist
> > hippie thing necessarily, I think she just didn't *get
> > it*.
> > ERic
>
> Didn't see it, but I knew from the moment I saw the abstract - which
> said things such as "In the past few years, investors backed Linux,
> thinking it an alternative operating system to Microsofts. However,
> with the recent crash in tech stocks, Linux suffered. "
>
> (Investors backed /Linux/? Linux-based /companies/, maybe).
>
> Micah
micah, this is a good point. if VA linux and every single linux based
company declared bankruptcy tomorrow, i for one wouldn't wipe my hard drive
clean and install something else. i suspect most everyone here wouldn't,
either.
the fact remains that we have a couple of non-commercial distros which are
based on volunteers' efforts. we have developers which keep new kernels and
new drivers coming, all done on a volunteer basis. there are plenty of
people ready to fill the shoes of anyone who decides to un-volunteer
himself. even linus himself is no longer necessary for linux. in fact,
some people say that linus himself is holding linux back in some regards
(like his stance on PnP, GGI and reluctance to release kernels on a more
regular basis, hence the ac patches.).
anything more than distro and development volunteers is simply icing on the
cake...
pete
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