AOL/TW wants RedHat

[Carl Parrish]

Also remember that they haven't shown a talent of combining thier 
products in the past. They own ICQ yet refuse to give up on AIM. They 
own netscape yet still haven't made it the default browswer on AOL. I 
agree that if they buy RH it *could* be a good thing. But looking at 
history I'm not expecting it.

Carl P.

Tom Achtenberg wrote:

> While I dislike AOL,  I don't see this as a particularly bad move.  It would
> definitely help mainstream Linux and possibly fund the development for
> making the desktops functionally able to compete with MS.  Remember they
> already own Netscape which has been supporting Linux for a long time.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Digital Wokan" <wokan@home.com>
> To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.mybutt.net>
> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 9:35 PM
> Subject: Re: AOL/TW wants RedHat
> 
> 
> It's not like they can undo the GPL.  Another company can just as easily
> pick up the pieces of Red Hat and start Yellow Jacket Linux or
> something.  The only thing lost there is the "name brand" Red Hat has
> established.
> 
> "J.Francois" wrote:
> 
>>I am not sure how I like this.
>>Does it mean AOL/TW will start trying to make its users smarter?
>>Will they try to stop us pesky OpenSource users from making
>>anymore MP3s or ripping DVDs?
>>
>>You decide:
>>http://www.washtech.com/news/media/14759-1.html
>>
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