Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 10:52:01 +0200 From: Joachim =?iso-8859-1?Q?Str=F6mbergson?= <watchman@ludd.luth.se> To: Donn Miller <hackr_d@yahoo.com> Cc: Kenneth Mays <kmays2000@hotmail.com>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Microsoft uses FreeBSD Message-ID: <3B330731.C8D43DF0@ludd.luth.se> References: <20010622071339.61802.qmail@web14703.mail.yahoo.com>
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Aloha!
Donn Miller wrote:
>
> --- Kenneth Mays <kmays2000@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Microsoft focuses its attacks on Linux. They know they can't compete
> > head-to-head well against FreeBSD or even BSDI Internet Server on
> > that note
> > (on the server level).
>
> Actually, the reason MS hates Linux so much is because the Linux kernel
> is GPL'd. Secondly, the Linux community has this "destroy Microsoft"
> mentality (not that I blame them though).
My 0.05 Euro on this is that Linux, not *BSD is the target because Linux
is the one the public generally knows about, it's the fastest (among the
others beside MS own systems) growing system and is generally perceived
as the new boy in town.
The GPL is just a detail MS can aim for in their FUD attacks. The
business folks buying MS products are managers that (my generalisation)
are technically clueless, but somewhat better dealing with numbers,
dollars Euros and so on.
These kinds of people react badly to words like "communism", "cancer"
and other fearful words that sounds bad for business. If MS can connect
(in the minds of the customers) Linux and FSF with such words and
phrases, Linux will have a much harder sale.
MS are always trying to establish these kinds of words, phrases and
associations. "Freedom to innovate", anyone?
--
Med vänlig hälsning, Cheers!
Joachim Strömbergson
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