Looks like a possible take-over to me. Their stock jumped about $0.40 when the story broke. I think I'll risk a bit of my cash on some RHAT. George foodog wrote: > > I suppose it'd be a Good Thing overall. I'd love to be able to watch > Billg and Co. get the news :-) :-) > > I can't help but wonder why they don't just download the iso images and > hire a team of programmers instead of doing the Borg routine with the > whole frickin' company? Must be nice to have a couple billion extra > bucks burning a hole in your pocket. > > Steve > > 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" > > To: > > 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 > > ________________________________________________ > > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post > > to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.mybutt.net > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > ________________________________________________ > > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.mybutt.net > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > ________________________________________________ > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.mybutt.net > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss