From: ralf@uni-koblenz.de
To: cypher <cypher@vertigo.cs.indiana.edu>
Cc: Ariel Faigon <ariel@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com>,
Mike Acar <mike@contract.kent.edu>,
linux@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com
Subject: Re: M$ 's strategy against Linux: nightmare scenario
Date: Sun, 7 Dec 1997 00:35:44 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <19971207003544.28823@uni-koblenz.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.95.971206181702.11370D-100000@vertigo.cs.indiana.edu>; from cypher on Sat, Dec 06, 1997 at 06:26:41PM -0500
On Sat, Dec 06, 1997 at 06:26:41PM -0500, cypher wrote:
> On these lines what about the stuff that Digital is now doing with Intel.
> Digital has been pretty good to the linux community... maybe thats our
> "in".
Which reminds of a discussion with Jon "Maddog" Hall (introduction
superfluous, I guess). He said Linux the best thing of having Linux on
the Alpha was that is was actually helping Digital helping to sell
more Digital UNIX systems. He explained the effect by users starting
with Linux on their Alpha systems but then finding that they're actually
in the need of the advanced capabilities of Digital UNIX.
Ralf
next prev parent reply other threads:[~1997-12-06 23:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1997-12-05 18:27 M$ 's strategy against Linux: nightmare scenario Ariel Faigon
1997-12-05 18:27 ` Ariel Faigon
1997-12-05 21:31 ` Mike Acar
1997-12-05 22:20 ` Ariel Faigon
1997-12-05 22:20 ` Ariel Faigon
1997-12-05 22:46 ` Warner Losh
1997-12-05 22:46 ` Warner Losh
1997-12-05 23:08 ` Eric Kimminau
1997-12-06 0:15 ` Chad Campbell
1997-12-07 18:26 ` Eric Kimminau
1997-12-05 23:54 ` William J. Earl
1997-12-05 23:54 ` William J. Earl
1997-12-06 23:16 ` cypher
1997-12-06 23:26 ` cypher
1997-12-06 23:35 ` ralf [this message]
1997-12-05 22:43 ` Alan Cox
1997-12-05 22:43 ` Alan Cox
1997-12-06 9:35 ` Michael Neuffer
1997-12-06 23:37 ` cypher
1997-12-06 23:32 ` cypher
1997-12-05 23:44 ` Chad Campbell
1997-12-06 12:42 ` Lige Hensley
1997-12-06 19:06 ` Greg Chesson
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