From: "Thomas Ward" <tward@bright.net>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Subject: Re: Will Redhat Become a Division of AOL Time-Warner?
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 19:44:08 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <003301c1a214$bcd4e8c0$0100a8c0@tward> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3C4B4830.42F879A6@seidata.com>
That would be an advantage. Might make someone think about trying it.
----- Original Message -----
From: Ron Marriage <marriage@seidata.com>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: Will Redhat Become a Division of AOL Time-Warner?
> One of the nice things about linux is that it is text
> based. The gui is simply another program that runs in
> linux. Many of the programs used in the gui are just
> graphical front ends to the text programs.
>
> As to the AOL Time Warner and Redhat merger, think about
> everyone getting a couple linux CDs in the mail like the do
> those AOL CDs. <grin>
>
> Ron
>
>
>
> Thomas Ward wrote:
> >
> > This is really bad. I shutter to think what RedHat will be like if AOL
gets
> > a hold of it.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Charles Crawford <CCrawford@ACB.org>
> > To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
> > Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 8:31 AM
> > Subject: Re: Will Redhat Become a Division of AOL Time-Warner?
> >
> > > I wish I could be as optimistic. Actually, we will have to
> > demand
> > > that they keep the command line text runtime or they will simply do
the
> > > migration thing where the GUI is updated and the text is
> > > forgotten. Witness the disappearance of DOS.
> > >
> > > -- Charlie.
> > >
> > > >Linux already comes with a GUI, but it can safely be ignored.
> > > >
> > > >On Sat, 19 Jan 2002, David Poehlman wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > but of course, it won't be accessible because they'll slap a gui
on it
> > > > > and lock it in.
> > > > >
> > > > >
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