Re: [SLUG] Linux from M$ (The Register)

[Howard Lowndes <lannet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think that one risk might be that M$ might start a distro push by
stealth, not using the M$ image but still using the massive power of their
marketing facilities.

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Howard.
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On Fri, 7 Jul 2000 jasonb@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Actually I could see them doing it, if only to make a mess of the
> linux standards process.  (ie - we will be different for the sake of being
> different).
> 
> This would effectively be information sabotage where they would be forcing
> the greatest fear of IT companies - fragmentation of Linux distributions.
> 
> They have done it before, and they will do it again.