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You mean you don't have some spare 486 laying around, or a couple other boxes you could cannibalize? Linux doesn't need much, ya know. You wouldn't even need a monitor or keyboard; just SSH in.
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No, at the moment I've just got this one box. It sucks. But Linux is sweet. You can install it on a toaster. It's very robust and has a lot of great features. Plus most of the software for Linux is opensource freeware. Very sweet.
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Gates is giving all of his money to the poor, and MSFT is always ethical and honest.
Except for the Java licence.
Oh, and Stacker.
And Netscape...
And... and...
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Microsoft didn't do anything unethical with Netscape.
[quote]It's a bit like a casino; there's a house percentage and the only winners are those who cash out immediately after a big win. The rest take it up the ass eventually.[/qoute]
I was a casino craps dealer in Las Vegas for 6 years. And one thing I'll tell you is nobody forces anyone to play. And nobody forces them to play in the Microsoft casino. There are plenty of places to play.
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Maybe. But the developer communities (well, execpt the kids who got free .NET infomercials desguised as for-credit courses) are maturing enough to see whose stewardship of technical standards can and can't be trusted.
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The technical standards Microsoft uses aren't created by Microsoft. They are just adopted and promoted by Microsoft and are above reproach when it comes to trust.