Germany, IBM Sign Major Linux Deal

Skip Franklin writes: "IBM and the German government are getting together to implement Linux as the government's computing platform of choice. The deal is being touted as a big blow to Microsoft, although personally I prefer the glass-half-full perspective of a big win for Open Source. The BBC has the story."

Comments

Ja!

[Limburgher]

Und jetz fur suzammen totalle andere. . . IT'S!!!!

Re:Only IBM and Germany..

[ldopa1]

Troll? How? Email me with how, exactly this post qualifies as a TROLL?

Maybe "Overrated" but not a TROLL... Aparently stating the obvious is TROLLish...

Let's moderate the moderators...

Mortal Kombat filter

[Jay Carlson]

Street Fighter may have had the better gameplay, but Mortal Kombat was so much better at the imagery. To this day, I sometimes see events through the MK filter.

For example, look at the Napster chapter 11 story. What I see is the sky gone dark, a dazed, wobbling Napster logo, and on the screen in big red letters: FINISH HIM.

But back this story.

Microsoft is playing as Scorpion again. Microsoft always plays Scorpion---can't get enough of those harpoon combos. ("GET OVER HERE!" crunch "aieeee"). Stuck over in the corner is Liu Kang, crouched. Linux hasta be Liu Kang---he's the good guy, right?

Scorpion is beating the crap out of Liu Kang, or he would be if Liu wasn't blocking. Blocking most of it at least. At some point Scorpion gets cocky and overextends and you see Liu land...

...the uppercut...

Dan Forden's head slides out....

TOASTY!!!

After Scorpion flies, Liu Kang morphs back into Shang Tsung. Huh, I guess the hit belonged to IBM, that ancient, shape-shifting sorcerer. I bet some flaming skulls are up next. This makes it less clear who is the good guy or the bad guy.

Re:Oh joy.

[jezreel]

Heise lässt grüßen?

:-)

regards,
jez