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Ask Ransom Love about UnitedLinux

Posted by Roblimo on from the four-(click)-four-distributions-in-one dept.

There has been lots of press and discussion, both positive and negative, about the new UnitedLinux combine formed by Caldera, SuSE, Conectiva, and TurboLinux. Caldera CEO Ransom Love ought to know more about UnitedLinux's goals and possibilities than just about anyone else in the world. This is your chance to ask him what's up with all of this. One question per post, please. We'll run Love's answers to 10 of the highest moderated questions as soon as he gets them back to us.

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  1. I'll get it out of the way... by brogdon · · Score: 5, Funny

    The first question on everyone's mind...

    Is that your real name?

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    1. Re:I'll get it out of the way... by kemikalzen · · Score: 2, Funny

      They all love wacky names! rain forest puppy, aleph1, the pull, and what not. However, if Ransom H. Love IS his real name, i wonder what the H stands for ;)

      "This is a hostage situation. We demand Ransom."

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    2. Re:I'll get it out of the way... by JabberWokky · · Score: 3, Funny
      i wonder what the H stands for ;)

      Tiberius

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  2. Ok by beleg777 · · Score: 3, Funny

    So my impression of UnitedLinux is that there will be a base system shared between the companies, and each of you will build upon it in whatever way you see most useful/profitable/whatever.

    Will each of you be sharing the base, separate from your proprietary distros? It seems that having the base available, as a working OS, would be immensely useful to the community.

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  3. No by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    One less question for Ransom Love