Re: [aclug-L] Linux on store shelves

[John Goerzen <jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, fragmentation is a problem for proprietary software, but
fortunately for us, in Free Software, this effect manifests itself as
something much better: choice.  For instance, we have KDE and Gnome
out there now, but what this means for us is that we can use all our
applications with either interface (or any of a dozen others).  KDE
and Gnome both use CORBA, I believe, so they will be interoperable.

> personal gain regardless of the effect on that resource.  Linux will see
> much of the same... growth, greater acceptance, and people who are willing
> to exploit Linux for their own personal gain, regardless of how
> inappropriate their actions are for the user community. 

Very true.
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