[lbo-talk] Linux, was New Imperialism? Imperialism has been monopoly

[tully]

On Thursday 31 March 2005 08:51 pm, Andy F wrote:
>It's also lowered people's standards of expectations.
>Reboots from system crashes used to be the realm of
>operating systems not ready for production.  They've
>improved a great deal, but they still lag behind
>unix-based systems for reliability.

Exactly right.  Linux is far more powerful, stable, and configurable 
than Windows and nearly as easy to install.  CD burnable ISOs are 
free for the download so the price is right.  Unlike windows, the 
source code is required by license to be freely available, so the 
operating system can tailored any way desired.  Codeweavers.com's 
Crossover app makes running windows apps a snap and the price is $39.  
I've been using Slackware 10.0 linux for a year on a 700mhz laptop 
and I'll never go back. 

Microsoft's monopoly days are numbered.  Linux shall overcome.  

--tully