[ Thanks to vkelson
for this link. ]
“As the government’s antitrust lawsuit winds down, Microsoft’s
next battle may be a knock-down, drag-out fight against Linux. Like
Microsoft’s Windows, Linux is a computer operating system, but
written and updated by volunteer programmers in a communitarian
spirit, and available for free. If Linux spreads, Microsoft could
see the first real challenge to its dominance of the
operating-system software market. For consumers, that would be good
news…“Government units abroad and in the United States and individual
computer users should look for ways to support Linux and
Linux-based products. The competition it offers helps
everyone.”
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