on 10/29/2007 11:09 AM, Les Mikesell wrote: > Frank Cox wrote: > >>> If I depend on say "Oracle" and since Oracle is proprietary I should not run >>> it on Linux? >> You are taking a general statement and applying it to a very specific >> circumstance. >> >> In the particular case cited, Linux may indeed be the answer you seek. >> However, in general terms, the solutions that folks like Les are looking for >> can be most easily found in places other than Linux. Microsoft and Apple are >> the two largest examples of such places. > > Each of those introduce their own issues: OS X only runs on a limited > set of hardware and we all know about the problems with Microsoft. > However, in my opinion, the GPL, by preventing competitive combinations > of software components, has made more money for Microsoft than anything > Steve Balmer has ever said or done. "the problems with Microsoft"? What would those be Les? List of problems please. -- David
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