Re: Linux, UDI and SCO.

david parsons (o.r.c@p.e.l.l.p.o.r.t.l.a.n.d.o.r.u.s)
20 Sep 1998 19:00:23 -0700

In article <linux.kernel.Pine.LNX.3.96.980918215355.29656C-100000@z.ml.org>,
Gregory Maxwell <linker@z.ml.org> wrote:
>On 18 Sep 1998, david parsons wrote:
>
>[snip]
>> If a project will make Unix a more viable alternative to the other
>> operating systems, it's A Good Thing even if it comes from Redmond,
>> Washington. What's important is that Unix Wins, not that the Other
>> Unices Lose[1].
>
>I disagree. It's important that the users win, and they arn't winning if
>you give hardware companies more excuses to sell closed hardware.

The users win if Unix wins. If this means that some vendors release
proprietary drivers for Linux and end up eating support costs for the
rest of their life, it's a lot better than if those vendors encourage
their clients to use Windows NT, because it's supported.

____
david parsons \bi/ "World domination. Fast." is a philosophy I can live
\/ with. Better to argue about angel sizing algorithms
after we've won.

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