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

[Matt Pankratz <mattp@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

My bad memory...

http://www.icq.com/press/press_room.html

> It was AOL that purchased ICQ from the Middle Eastern Programmers about two
> years ago.
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> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 4:28 PM
> Subject: [aclug-L] Re: [aclug-L] Re: Reactions to the following?
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>>
>> 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
>> >>
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