The New Challenge to Microsoft As the government's antitrust lawsuit winds down, Microsoft's next battle may be a knock-down, drag-out fight against Linux. Like Microsoft's Windows, Linux is a computer operating system, but written and updated by volunteer programmers in a communitarian spirit, and available for free. If Linux spreads, Microsoft could see the first real challenge to its dominance of the operating-system software market. For consumers, that would be good news. More... http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/18/opinion/18WED2.html ---
What makes the New York Times editorial interesting is that a mainstream newspaper and editorial writer is suggesting that Linux could compete successfully with Microsoft on the desktop. This is the first time I've read anything like it. John W. Redelfs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ******************************************************************* President J. Reuben Clark warned: "The ravening wolves are amongst us, from our own membership, and they, more than any others, are clothed in sheep's clothing, because they wear the habiliments of the Priesthood�. We should be careful of them." (CR April 1949, p. 163.) (Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson, p.354) ****************************************************** ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
