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[Keith Mastin]

> It's quite amusing to see all these cheap shots directed at Microsoft,
> while leaving the hardware players (ie. Intel, IBM) alone.  Whether it's
> OS/2, Windows, DOS, or Linux, they're all running on Intel CPU.  If
> Microsoft's dominance is so bad, then Intel's position is worse by order
> of magnitude.

Are you referring to iNtel the company or x86, the architecture?

> So far, Korean (federal) and German (municipal) government decided to
> try Linux.  This means Intel CPU, also.  Where are the commies when you
> really need them?

I don't understand this statement. Rather than upgrading licenses, these
governments decided to give OSS a boost because they have, for some or
other reason, decided it's better than paying M$. I don't recall reading
or hearing that they went out and purchased a boatload of new hardware to
run it on.

My (limited) understanding of a lot of the 3rd world and the new
"democratic" (i.e. post-soviet) states is that proprietary software  is
for the most part pirated. There must be a reason that those folks are
using pirated proprietary software rather than free or OSS software.

Also, please.... don't forget China (Socialist) and Peru (Democracy). They
both are huge Linux users with outspoken references against M$. And while
we are talking about the US, I also remember hearing about the NSA and a
secured version of Linux. Then there's the recent posting regarding some
place in Oregon using Linux.

Nothing is as neat and packaged as it seems, or so it seems.

-- 
Keith
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