Be careful about the sequel with RMS and Linus, it may all be a little bit of history repeating. I saw a lot of lines in there that could be used in the the Linux v. Microsoft sequel. A group of hackers with purpose trying to revolutionize the computing world. Spending the early years going unnoticed by big brother as the guerrilla warfare begins. And ambitions of toppling the reigning king of the hill.
AT&T's original Unix will play the role of the Xerox GUI as the original source from which all ideas were taken.
was when Steve Jobs' partner pointed to the "big brother" in the 1984 commercial and then pointed to Gates. Quite a revalation.
Of course Gates had a couple of great lines as well: when he was on the phone with the Altair guy, he told Woz that he needed to convince this guy, who didn't know what he needed, that he needed what Microsoft had and that only Microsoft could give it to him. A philosophy that has continued for years.
And the second good Gates comment was at the end when Jobs said Apple's stuff was better, and Gates gestured to the NEC running Windows and said it didn't matter. Another philosophy that continues today.
And although both Gates and Jobs were pirates, with Jobs stealing from Xerox and Gates from Jobs, Jobs created the Mac, and Gates??? well, Gates and Paul Allen didn't appear to create anything since they wrote their little piece of code for the Altair.
I hope plenty of Windows users saw this so they can see the depths from which their operating system came from.
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Does anyone know if there's anything useful on the 3 CD Archive set from Cheapbytes. In addition to the RH 6.0 CD for $1.99, which according to Cheapbytes includes an electronic manual, Cheapbytes is offering a 4 CD set that includes the RH 6.0 CD plus a 3 CD "Archive Set" for $6.99 + shipping. Cheapbyte's description of the Archive Set is pretty slim.
You've got it! That's exactly what they're goal is. Ever since Halloween they've been brainstorming ways to undermine the open source movement and this is their brilliant plan: create a huge, publicly visible failure of an open source project. I use the term "open source" loosely here because, as Valentine said, "There are all different types of ways you can do open source."
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Be careful about the sequel with RMS and Linus, it may all be a little bit of history repeating. I saw a lot of lines in there that could be used in the the Linux v. Microsoft sequel. A group of hackers with purpose trying to revolutionize the computing world. Spending the early years going unnoticed by big brother as the guerrilla warfare begins. And ambitions of toppling the reigning king of the hill.
AT&T's original Unix will play the role of the Xerox GUI as the original source from which all ideas were taken.
You could see Hall flopping about during the Travolta skating scene. That was pure 16 Candles!
was when Steve Jobs' partner pointed to the "big brother" in the 1984 commercial and then pointed to Gates. Quite a revalation.
Of course Gates had a couple of great lines as well: when he was on the phone with the Altair guy, he told Woz that he needed to convince this guy, who didn't know what he needed, that he needed what Microsoft had and that only Microsoft could give it to him. A philosophy that has continued for years.
And the second good Gates comment was at the end when Jobs said Apple's stuff was better, and Gates gestured to the NEC running Windows and said it didn't matter. Another philosophy that continues today.
And although both Gates and Jobs were pirates, with Jobs stealing from Xerox and Gates from Jobs, Jobs created the Mac, and Gates??? well, Gates and Paul Allen didn't appear to create anything since they wrote their little piece of code for the Altair.
I hope plenty of Windows users saw this so they can see the depths from which their operating system came from.
Does anyone know if there's anything useful on the 3 CD Archive set from Cheapbytes. In addition to the RH 6.0 CD for $1.99, which according to Cheapbytes includes an electronic manual, Cheapbytes is offering a 4 CD set that includes the RH 6.0 CD plus a 3 CD "Archive Set" for $6.99 + shipping. Cheapbyte's description of the Archive Set is pretty slim.
Advise appreciated.
You've got it! That's exactly what they're goal is. Ever since Halloween they've been brainstorming ways to undermine the open source movement and this is their brilliant plan: create a huge, publicly visible failure of an open source project. I use the term "open source" loosely here because, as Valentine said, "There are all different types of ways you can do open source."