Re: [MLUG] SuSE

[Mark Rages <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 05:32:20PM -0600, Larry McDaniel wrote:
> I know it isn't popular with a lot of old-school Linux people, but as
> one who is pretty new to Linux but really wanting to be MS free, I am
> finding that SuSE 9.0 and StarOffice 7.0 are doing a wonderful job.  I'm
> trying to switch from PhotoShop to Gimp, DreamWeaver to BlueFish or
> Quanta Plus, PageMaker to ___________, QuickBooks to __________, etc,
> etc.
> 
> Yes, regarding SuSE 9.0 and SO 7, I paid for them.  But it was a very
> reasonable cost, and I don't have a problem with companies trying to pay
> the bills.  I hope that Novell buying SuSE turns out to be a good thing
> for the continued evolution and progression of the Linux desktop in the
> marketplace. 
> 
> larry

WordPerfect: Purchased by Novell, sold to Corel
DR-DOS:      Purchased by Novell, sold to Caldera
UNIX:        Purchased by Novell, sold to SCO
Ximian:      Purchased by Novell, sold to ??
SuSE:        Purchased by Novell, sold to ??

I'm feeling cynical about this news.

Regards,
Mark
-- 
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