"Fault of my quoting skills.." What kind of shitty attitude is that?? Maybe you have a valid reason to be unhappy with unitedlinux. I have no interest in a "desktop unitedlinux". But it does present a more united picture to corporations. Which they say they like, and if they are happy with it I'm happy for them. That will result in more involvement and development for Linux. The corporate world is not going to jump on a free environment because it's free. Only because of a perceived value. Like Windows had/has. Standards is what makes people feel safe to develop for it. So maybe unitedlinux will become a $200 O/S. Good for them! I can still build my own from source if need be. I can even pay for it. What a novel idea! Give an exchange for a valuable product. If distros must charge to stay in business that's better than loosing them. Don't you think? On Thursday 30 May 2002 23:07, you wrote:
begin steve's quote: | I don't know how you read that into my statement when I clearly | said: | | "..the resulting offering will be marketed and sold by each of the | four partners under their own brands." | | Do you see unitedlinux there?
no. which is the fault of your quoting skills. because the unitedlinux distros are all to carry the brand "powered by unitedlinux."
now. again. each and every ceo of the linux companies involved in this thing said to me, personally, today, in front of many witnesses, that there will be no desktop unitedlinux. indeed, the whole announcement was nearly identical to the announcement caldera made when it brought out caldera 3.0, only now three other distributors have signed their name in blood to it. to get a unitedlinux product, you will have to pay lots of money for it.
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