From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,345c9fcf5a67a99f X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-05-23 20:09:26 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!postnews1.google.com!not-for-mail From: byhoe@greenlime.com (Adrian Hoe) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Microsoft takes on ACT Date: 23 May 2002 20:09:25 -0700 Organization: http://groups.google.com/ Message-ID: <9ff447f2.0205231909.40170d61@posting.google.com> References: <4519e058.0205230724.38617c60@posting.google.com> <3CED2E66.DD15C13D@despammed.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 210.186.172.153 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: posting.google.com 1022209766 29042 127.0.0.1 (24 May 2002 03:09:26 GMT) X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com NNTP-Posting-Date: 24 May 2002 03:09:26 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:24620 Date: 2002-05-24T03:09:26+00:00 List-Id: "chris.danx" wrote in message news:... > "Wes Groleau" wrote in message > news:3CED2E66.DD15C13D@despammed.com... > > > > > > > I'm curious what, if any, response ACT has to Microsoft's recent > > > efforts to convince the DoD to ban Free Software. (see > > > > I'm interested in ACT's reaction also. > > > > Putting this one along with MANY other Microsoft actions > > recently, my reaction is that Microsoft must be in big trouble > > to be so panicky lately about Open Source. > > They're themselves cos' the competition is coming in to take > their business and they don't like it. Linux is getting in on the server > market, so MS haven't got as many customers in that area as they'd like and > it's becoming increasingly easier to use Linux, so it might hit sales in the > desktop market. If they get OpenSource banned stateside, Linux will go down > the lavvy pan, then MS will rule! Or atleast that's what makes sense to > them. (I don't even like Linux, but the fact remains it's gaining > popularity and support from all sectors) Try Linux! You will fall in love with it. I once tried Linux (OpenLinux 1.2) and I did not quite like it. After a while of mingling around, I started to love it. I am an advance user nowaday! If you use Microsoft, you are just one of the generous contributor to Bill's wealth! And what do you get? At least, I use Linux and I save all the money buying Microsoft's to own a PS2. OpenSource should stay. It proliferate software revolution! -- -- Adrian Hoe -- http://adrianhoe.com