Re: Open Source Mudslingers

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From: 7 (website_has_email_at_www.ecu.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk)
Date: 08/04/04 

Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2004 13:04:51 GMT

Peter Bilt wrote:

> "novelle.vague" <goddard.de@cahiers.du.fr.prix.mono> wrote in message
> news:<1614562.QEPeeHhlCp@news.west.earthlink.net>...
>> I detect a new trend in Open Source: Mudslinging
>>
>> How to do it?
>>
>> Example, IBM declares its Web Sphere product 'open source'
>>
>> Are they being generous?
>>
>> No, Web Sphere is a crappy product that IBM has being shoveling on its
>> customers for years.
>>
>> So they 'generously' open source it -- why? To dilute the effect of a
>> BEA or Sun who want to sell real java app servers.
>>
>> But are they open sourcing their bread and butter products, such as DB2 ?
>>
>> Nooooo.....
>>
>> Example 2,
>>
>> Claim to be 'buying up' a Linux company such as Suse -- SUN is doing that
>> right now. It gives them the headlines of being part of 'Linux' -- but
>> insiders know they are merely trying to sabotage Linux to promote Solaris
>> -- it's SCO part II.
>>
>> Why would SUN want to buy Novell when it has JDS ? No reason..other than
>> to FUD out their competitor...
>>
>>
>> Example 3.
>>
>> Microsoft. What are they doing right now? Nothing. Why? They don't
>> have
>> to. Look at IBM, Sun, HP and all the others racing to soil each others
>> swimming holes.
>>
>>
>> End Result: Linux is a game where it's not worth playing to win. The
>> only
>> winner will be Microsoft. The Big Byte companies of Microsoft, CA, Sun,
>> HP, IBM and so on are just treading water and paying lip service to
>> Linux.
>>
>> Happily, the joke is on them...
>
>
> It's official, the Linux hippies are simply retarded. Too much pot?

Yes thats what is making u say these things.

> Peter Bilt
> W 2004! (George W, 4 more years!)
> 1 + 1 = X (say NO to gay marriage)

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