Re: Why?!

[Martin Wheeler <mwheeler@startext.co.uk>]

On Tue, 22 Dec 1998, Ed Cogburn wrote:
> Christian Lavoie wrote:

> > Guys, don't worry. In the next 5 years, will see the fall of Microsoft's
> > empire.

Mmmmm.  So you don't think that the total absence of Open Source Software
products in the palmtop market (a la CE) -- not to mention the fact that
not a single Smart Card as yet runs an OSS OS -- is significant in any
way?

What will you do the day that you can't unlock the front door to your own
house without an M$-powered smartcard device; or for that matter, even
activate your workstation's keyboard without swiping an M$-manufactured 
card through the security slot?  Hein?

Now -- if you were to tell me that a bunch of bright young things in the
Linux world were only too eager to emulate Linus' achievements, and do an
Open Source version of _everything_ The Evil Empire is attempting to gain
control of, well then . . .
 . . . aw, hell, I'm dreamin' agin!

msw
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