Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 13:12:07 07/02/02
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On July 01, 2002 at 20:33:31, Keith Evans wrote:
>On July 01, 2002 at 20:00:29, Christophe Theron wrote:
>
>>On July 01, 2002 at 17:52:18, Daniel Clausen wrote:
>>
>>>On June 30, 2002 at 23:59:59, Christophe Theron wrote:
>>>
>>>[snip]
>>>
>>>> Christophe, writing this under... Linux!!! :-)
>>>
>>>Woo!! :) I will save your post as HTML, will convert it to PDF, will save it to
>>>a floppy, my HD, a CD and a DVD. And I will make a printout. In fact several
>>>printouts, and will hand copies to all my friends and family members. Just for
>>>future reference! :)
>>>
>>>Sargon
>>
>>
>>
>>You can. :)
>>
>>If you want my opinion Linux is the only future of computing.
>>
>>I have been thinking about this since several years now, and I can see no other
>>alternative.
>>
>>If it's not Linux it will be some other free, open source OS. But Linux is on
>>the right track and I can't see how it could fail.
>>
>>Solutions like the Windows OS are, in my opinion, a DEAD END. Countdown is
>>running.
>>
>>Today I might look like an idiot: when I read the statistics of
>>www.chesstiger.com for example, I see that less than 1% of my visitors are using
>>Linux. So what's my point?
>>
>>My point is that I believe that people will finally understand that having only
>>one company controlling the OS of 99% of the computers on the planet and
>>controlling almost all the software running on it is definitely unacceptable.
>>
>>It will take some time because only computer-educated people will be able to
>>grab the idea. The other ones have no idea about what's happening behind the
>>scenes and already have enough trouble using computers, they are just unable to
>>think any deeper and understand. So it will take at most a generation.
>>
>>There are many more reasons why something like Linux will win in the end
>>(superior design, no cost, total transparency, no dependance on another company
>>to fix bugs critical to your own business and so on...).
>>
>>I'm currently considering offering the latest version of Chess Tiger for free to
>>Linux users (binaries only) and to provide updates in the future so Linux users
>>can have the most up to date version constantly. I'm not sure I will do it (and
>>I'm not sure I CAN do it legally), but I want to contribute something to this
>>OS. I feel I have to.
>
>Wow - you just never know what will turn up in a thread. I wonder if your
>attitude will change after the euphoria wears off ;-)
Note that I'm saying that since a long time. Maybe not in the same terms, but I
have already pointed out repeatedly the problem of having only one company
providing the OS of a large majority of the computers of the planet, and abusing
of its position.
> What legal issues would
>prevent you from doing this? Some third party code or data that you would have
>to bundle in?
I'm still not certain I have the right to release it without releasing the
source code.
Also, I need to talk about this with the company that has the rights on the PC
version of Chess Tiger.
>Did you see the news about Microsoft's Palladium? I'll be really interested to
>see Bruce Schneier's comments on that.
No idea what you are talking about. Yet...
Christophe
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