[aclug-L] Re: Reactions to the following?

[David Carmichael <dec2955@xxxxxxxxxx>]

It was AOL that purchased ICQ from the Middle Eastern Programmers about two
years ago.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Pankratz" <mattp@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <discussion@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 4:28 PM
Subject: [aclug-L] Re: [aclug-L] Re: Reactions to the following?


>
> I had not heard about the defections from RH.
>
> The main reason I have concerns about this is from the server side.
RedHat, at
> least from my experience and reading, has the most pervasive "enterprise"
> market-share.  IBM and others have formed alliances to bring LINUX
> (specifically RedHat) into the enterprise server OS realm.
>
> I'd rather see AOL go after Mandrake which seems to me to be positioned to
> the "average" user desktop market.
>
> And, I may be wrong on this... Didn't Microsoft buy ICQ?
>
> Anyway, thanks Jeff for your opinions.  It's been a bit slow on the
discussion
> list lately...
>
> -Matt
>
> > I care little about Redhat and less about AOL.. I do however care about
the
> > effects on the  linux community.. With rumors of Redhat employees
quiting
> > and massive oposition to AOL  buying RedHat I dont belive this will be a
> > good thing, however everytime AOL has bought out  something the people
with
> > common sence oposed it (Netscape and ICQ for example).. To bad it  has
no
> > effect on the end result and AOL can and will do what it wants. Now
weather
> > or not AOL  will do any good to RedHat.. I couldent care less but Im not
> > happy watching AOL try to  establish a monopoly anymore than I am
watching
> > Microsoft try to do the same...
> >
> > -Ryan
> >
> >>
> >
> >>
> >> http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/industry/01/21/aol.red.hat.ap/index.html
> >>
> >
> >> My quick take:
> >>
> >> Good = possible competitor for Microsoft in the "desktop" arena
> >>
> >>
> > Bad = every RPM puts and IM icon on your desktop
> >>
> >> -- This is the discussion@xxxxxxxxx list.
> > To unsubscribe,
> >> visit http://tmp2.complete.org/cgi-bin/listargate-aclug.cgi
> >
> >
> > -- This is the discussion@xxxxxxxxx list.  To unsubscribe,
> > visit http://tmp2.complete.org/cgi-bin/listargate-aclug.cgi
>
> -- This is the discussion@xxxxxxxxx list.  To unsubscribe,
> visit http://tmp2.complete.org/cgi-bin/listargate-aclug.cgi
>
>

-- This is the discussion@xxxxxxxxx list.  To unsubscribe,
visit http://tmp2.complete.org/cgi-bin/listargate-aclug.cgi