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Sun Tzu writes "This article discusses the dangers posed by a very successful Mono project. Microsoft has several means at their disposal to effectively shut down Mono if it should ever gain critical mass. Unfortunately, Linux would be the big loser if that were to happen."

Sun Tzu writes: "Just in case you're wondering what else to do with the mainframe in your basement, here's some useful information to help you prepare a proposal to management." The article is clear and candid, noting things like, "In some discussions the issue of the S/390's 'five 9's' reliability is brought up. However, IBM's 99.999% uptime claim is for clusters of mainframes, not a single system." And no, running 40,000+ virtual Linux boxes is not that practical. Still and all, I wonder how much an S/390 will cost in 3 years ...

Sun Tzu writes, "There are several reasons for the non-issue of the Linux virus. Most of those reasons a Linux user would already be familiar with, but there is one, all important, reason that a student of evolution or zoology would also appreciate ... The article is at sitereview.org. "