1. Re: Linux Replies(was WinXPActivation)
- Posted by kbochert at copper.net
Sep 16, 2003
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On 16 Sep 2003 at 0:08, Greg Haberek wrote:
>
>
> > http://www.aaxnet.com/editor/edit029.html#longhorn
>
> mmmmmmmm.... k that was a very good read if i say so myself. just to recap for
> those who
> didn't read that, Microsoft willrelease its new project "Longhorn" as an
> entirely new product,
> therefore avoiding any issues that may arise around their anti-trust suit
> around "Windows".
> They're also designing an entirely new file system, which is database driven,
> based on SQL.
> Your 'files' will be stored on aM$ server or another server I guess. (Hmmm....
> Napster again?)
> There'll be a new GUI and API for us programmers to learn, too. Not that'd
> we'd want to.
> Microsoft may even start to feel empathetic for us, since they've got to
> rewrite as much software
> as we do I guess.
>
> I feel really good about starting to learn Linux now... Microsoft is gonna
> bite the big one if they
> follow through with this. I can't wait. Like they say, "what goes up, must
> come down" and M$ has
> been at the top for awhile. I knew one day they'd run out of "good" ideas.
>
> ~Greg
OOPS: I sorta messed up that link. Try
http://www.aaxnet.com/editor/edit029.html
for the other 80% of the bad news!
Karl Bochert
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">On 16 Sep 2003
at 0:08, Greg Haberek wrote:</span></font></div>
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style="font-size:10pt">> </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span
style="font-size:10pt">> ============ The Euphoria Mailing List ============
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style="font-size:10pt">> </span></font></div>
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style="font-size:10pt">> >
http://www.aaxnet.com/editor/edit029.html#longhorn</span></font></div>
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style="font-size:10pt">> </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span
style="font-size:10pt">> mmmmmmmm.... k that was a very good read if i say so
myself. just to recap for those who </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span
style="font-size:10pt">> didn't read that, Microsoft willrelease its new
project "Longhorn" as an entirely
new product, </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span
style="font-size:10pt">> therefore avoiding any issues that may arise around
their anti-trust suit around "Windows". </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span
style="font-size:10pt">> They're also designing an entirely new file system,
which is database driven, based on
SQL. </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span
style="font-size:10pt">> Your 'files' will be stored on aM$ server or another
server I guess. (Hmmm.... Napster
again?) </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span
style="font-size:10pt">> There'll be a new GUI and API for us programmers to
learn, too. Not that'd we'd want to. </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span
style="font-size:10pt">> Microsoft may even start to feel empathetic for us,
since they've got to rewrite as much
software </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span
style="font-size:10pt">> as we do I guess.</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span
style="font-size:10pt">> </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span
style="font-size:10pt">> I feel really good about starting to learn Linux
now... Microsoft is gonna bite the big
one if they </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span
style="font-size:10pt">> follow through with this. I can't wait. Like they
say, "what goes up, must come down"
and M$ has </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span
style="font-size:10pt">> been at the top for awhile. I knew one day they'd run
out of "good" ideas.</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span
style="font-size:10pt">> </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span
style="font-size:10pt">> ~Greg</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">OOPS: I sorta
messed up that link. Try</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><a href="http://www.aaxnet.com/editor/edit029.html"><font
face="Arial"><span
style="font-size:10pt"><u>http://www.aaxnet.com/editor/edit029.html</u></span></font></a></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">for the other
80% of the bad news!</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Karl
Bochert</span></font></div>
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