Do you really think that SCO took such a step without consulting with top notch law firms?
I agree that it was a dirty thing to do, but think about it...
It is the parents' reponsibility to find out what kind of games are their kids playing.
It is also the seller's responsibility to check for age/id when purchasing a rated game, just like movies, alcohol and cigarettes.
True there are not links on current web browsers to turn your computer into a telnet server, but what if you were using a version of windows IIS on your computer and the link contained a command to start the service and go from there...
Windows is a hype:
How much $$$ does Gates spend on marketing/advertising every year? Hundreds of millions of dollars. That and the OS comes with most computers already installed!!!
By saying that "this will hurt Linux", you are underestimating the power of Linux.
Linux and more specifically the Redhat distro, is more famous than people think. Even people who don't use Linux know about Redhat. And that is not because of retail, it's thanks to the Redhat administrators. These guys (including myself) would never use MS products, simply because of the lousy, buggy and swiss cheese security (forgive my childish comments, but there are no other words to describe it).
MS has simply made is easy to upgrade the bugs, and after of course having to reboot and pray...
Forget the open source issue, forget the fact that's it is free to download, there is no comparison between Windows and Linux. I'd buy Linux for $2000 over free Windows given to me with a 10,000 user license (if there such a thing... Linux doesn't have a license limit.)
I'd buy it simply because it works and rarely if EVER, fails. I've administered Windows, HP-UX and Linux for years, I must say that Linux truly works works and works and keeps on ticking full power, plain and simple.
Linux is not here to dominate or to compete, nor are we here to hype it. It is simply better. People will come to realize it sooner or later.
And finally, Redhat's decision will never hurt Linux, even if Redhat holds a major share in the Linux market. Another distribution will pickup where Redhat has left off, my guess? A new distribution baed on Redhat.
I wrote IDC.
A Linux sysadmin at his/her high salary, can administer, System, Network and Security.
Let's see a win2K sysadmin do THAT.
And please don't mention MCSE admins, their whole security training is based on a secureless OS.
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Do you really think that SCO took such a step without consulting with top notch law firms? I agree that it was a dirty thing to do, but think about it...
Are you trying to write this off your taxes? :)
It is the parents' reponsibility to find out what kind of games are their kids playing. It is also the seller's responsibility to check for age/id when purchasing a rated game, just like movies, alcohol and cigarettes.
True there are not links on current web browsers to turn your computer into a telnet server, but what if you were using a version of windows IIS on your computer and the link contained a command to start the service and go from there ...
.. with the windows network, beat me... People still don't get it...
Windows is a hype: How much $$$ does Gates spend on marketing/advertising every year? Hundreds of millions of dollars. That and the OS comes with most computers already installed!!! By saying that "this will hurt Linux", you are underestimating the power of Linux. Linux and more specifically the Redhat distro, is more famous than people think. Even people who don't use Linux know about Redhat. And that is not because of retail, it's thanks to the Redhat administrators. These guys (including myself) would never use MS products, simply because of the lousy, buggy and swiss cheese security (forgive my childish comments, but there are no other words to describe it). MS has simply made is easy to upgrade the bugs, and after of course having to reboot and pray... Forget the open source issue, forget the fact that's it is free to download, there is no comparison between Windows and Linux. I'd buy Linux for $2000 over free Windows given to me with a 10,000 user license (if there such a thing... Linux doesn't have a license limit.) I'd buy it simply because it works and rarely if EVER, fails. I've administered Windows, HP-UX and Linux for years, I must say that Linux truly works works and works and keeps on ticking full power, plain and simple. Linux is not here to dominate or to compete, nor are we here to hype it. It is simply better. People will come to realize it sooner or later. And finally, Redhat's decision will never hurt Linux, even if Redhat holds a major share in the Linux market. Another distribution will pickup where Redhat has left off, my guess? A new distribution baed on Redhat.
I wrote IDC. A Linux sysadmin at his/her high salary, can administer, System, Network and Security. Let's see a win2K sysadmin do THAT. And please don't mention MCSE admins, their whole security training is based on a secureless OS.