Linux / Think Different

[Peter Kilander]

As capitalism continues to commodify -water, healthcare, genes, etc.- is it
wrong to say that there's currently an attempt to "decommodify" the computer
operating system? Linux has been in the news lately
http://www.salonmagazine.com/21st/log/1998/09/29log.html (scroll down)
There seems to be a question of whether the graphical user interface will be
free.
I've also read that it won't be a strong competitor until applications are
created for it.

-Peter, keeping the powder dry