> > > Would the world be a better place with no GPL and > all software created > > > by those who now create code under the GPL > putting it into the public > > > domain instead? > > > > Microsoft would almost certainly have been displaced > years ago by many > > other companies building better products containing > this code - or at > > least have been forced to build much better products > to stay > > competitive. That alone would have made the world a > better place. > ---- > I doubt that it would have made the world a better place > any more than > Coca-Cola does (and I'm a loyal Coke drinker). > > The fact is, it is not now, nor has it ever been a stated > goal to > 'displace' Microsoft...at least not by the major > Linux players. You've > confused your own aspirations with those of various > contributors to that > which is known as Linux. > > Craig > > -- All the deals go to Microsoft as they pay the vendors to sell their product(or get into deals with hardware vendors), A good example were the ASUS mini computers that were running Linux, but Microsoft stepped in (found this at Distrowatch) http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20080609 If you go and buy a new computer, it will come with a version of Windows, with the exceptions out there DELL and others who offer preintalled Linux like Ubuntu, etc. New users have to pay the Micro$oft Tax. It is very hard for Linux to compete against Microsoft in this regard. Now about the better products thing that Les has mentioned, this would not have been a problem as the product would have been bought out and become part of Microsoft :( IT is sad but true. Money talk$ and Bullshit walks! Sorry I had to say that. Regards, Antonio -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
