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On Mon, Jan 21, 2002 at 12:05:32AM +0100, Hans Zoebelein wrote:
> Sorry to say that discuss=EDons about a merger of Redhat and AOL are of=
f
> topic here at blinux-list. Please check out what is the topic of
> blinux-list at http://www.leb.net/blinux/blinux-faq.html

Just checked and I see no problem with users discussing RedHat or=20
whatever Linux related business. After all, some blind users do use Redha=
t=20
distribution and might get affected by what happens to Redhat.

>>From blinux-faq.html

"So is news related to software or hardware for the Linux user who is bli=
nd."

Sorry, I do not agree with you on this issue. There were other less=20
appropriate issues discussed on the list and I don't remember any=20
complains.

>=20
> Best Regards
> --Hans
> (maintainer blinux-list)
>=20
> On Sun, 20 Jan 2002, John J. Boyer wrote:
>=20
> > Hello,
> > I'm a bit concerned that AOL Time Warner is thinking of buying Redhat.
> > Mergers and acquisitions usually turn out badly for customers and use=
rs.
> > The latest example is something very close to many of us - the merger=
 of
> > Henter-Joyce and Blazie Engineering to form Freedom Scientific. Many
> > people, including myself, have had bad experiences with this company.=
 But
> > at least Linux is in the public domain, so if AOL Time Warner ruins
> > redhat, we'll have other companies to turn to or can simply distribut=
e it
> > ourselves.
> > John
> >=20
> >=20
> > --=20
> > Computers to Help People, Inc.
> > http://www.chpi.org
> > 825 East Johnson; Madison, WI 53703
> >=20

--=20
Rafael