but he's the modorator. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rafael" <raffi@ark.linwin.com> To: <blinux-list@redhat.com> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 8:17 PM Subject: Re: OFF TOPIC: Will Redhat Become a Division of AOL Time-Warner? On Mon, Jan 21, 2002 at 12:05:32AM +0100, Hans Zoebelein wrote: > Sorry to say that discuss=EDons about a merger of Redhat and AOL are of= f > topic here at blinux-list. Please check out what is the topic of > blinux-list at http://www.leb.net/blinux/blinux-faq.html Just checked and I see no problem with users discussing RedHat or whatever Linux related business. After all, some blind users do use Redhat distribution and might get affected by what happens to Redhat. >From blinux-faq.html "So is news related to software or hardware for the Linux user who is blind." Sorry, I do not agree with you on this issue. There were other less appropriate issues discussed on the list and I don't remember any complains. > > Best Regards > --Hans > (maintainer blinux-list) > > On Sun, 20 Jan 2002, John J. Boyer wrote: > > > Hello, > > I'm a bit concerned that AOL Time Warner is thinking of buying Redhat. > > Mergers and acquisitions usually turn out badly for customers and users. > > The latest example is something very close to many of us - the merger of > > Henter-Joyce and Blazie Engineering to form Freedom Scientific. Many > > people, including myself, have had bad experiences with this company. But > > at least Linux is in the public domain, so if AOL Time Warner ruins > > redhat, we'll have other companies to turn to or can simply distribute it > > ourselves. > > John > > > > > > -- > > Computers to Help People, Inc. > > http://www.chpi.org > > 825 East Johnson; Madison, WI 53703 > > -- Rafael _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list