Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest)

From: Helge Hafting
Date: Fri Feb 17 2006 - 03:53:51 EST


Rob Landley wrote:

Time will take care of Solaris. Currently it seems to be making all its money due to the fact that government contracts can only charge 10% over the cost of their components, so big government contractors use the most expensive stuff they can find (and never re-use anything) to make that 10% as big as humanly possible. Use Linux in an aircraft carrier and you get a 10% markup on $100. Use Solaris in the same aircraft carrier and you get a 10% markup on whatever insanely inflated figure Sun cares to charge...


Hm, I can sell linux at insanely inflated prices to whoever needs that. :-)

Helge Hafting
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