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[William Park]

On Sun, Sep 19, 2004 at 11:04:22PM -0400, Rick Tomaschuk wrote:
> I would expect some to be happy an organization such as Novell existed
> to counter act other market forces. They may not be perfect but I
> never put all my eggs in one basket either.

I welcome Novell's talk at TLUG.  If they want to send their
representative to TLUG, I'd attend for sure.

But, you're asking for Linux volunteer to do what paid employee should
do.  I'm mystified as to why you think this is good for Linux and those
working with Linux.  Because, the underlying tone in Novell's (to lesser
extent in IBM's) marketing literature has been:
    "These guys are amateurs.  Bunch of volunteers looking for jobs.
    They are not serious.  They are not ready for business world.  We
    Novell, on the other hand, mean business."

This is to be expected in any business where there are competitors vying
for world domination.  Microsoft is explicitly saying that about Linux
right now.  I guess, Microsoft is right...

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William Park <opengeometry-FFYn/CNdgSA at public.gmane.org>
Open Geometry Consulting, Toronto, Canada
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