Ballmer: Linux users owe Microsoft

ComputerWorld ^ | November 16, 2006 | Eric Lai

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

I appreciate your point - that may be the underlying reality. But there is a lot of print devoted to the two parties paying each other money and agreeing to hold each other blameless. I read an article somewhere (I think it was Lee Gomes in the WSJ) who said that this was more about MS strengthening the hand of the weak sister (Novell) to the possible detriment of the stronger brother (Red Hat). Of course Oracle is going after Red Hat in a different way.

I confess to having no idea of what the *real* agenda or agendas are. Could be it's all of the above including your points, and then even more besides!

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

Microsoft is putting the possible infringers on notice, as necessary.

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You could say that Kerry has been "putting the Swift Boat Veterans on notice, as necessary".

Of course I'd say he's pissing in the wind. I guess time will tell.

[antiRepublicrat]

The official Republican sites RNC.ORG and GOP.COM both use Windows.

So does Planned Parenthood and communism.org. And your point is?

[Golden Eagle]

I confess to having no idea of what the *real* agenda or agendas are.

It's pretty straightforward. Novell and Microsoft and SCO represent the original PC server software companies, and they want to be make money from the new "free" PC server operating system if possible. Unfortunately for them, it was mostly created by a bunch of anti-capitalist "free software" fanatics, who want to put them out of business instead. These two opposing forces are now separating, by the announcement of this deal, and the forthcoming GPLv3 license by free software leader "RMS". One side capitalist, one side anti-capitalist. But only the capitalists are the ones with capital, of course, in all its different forms.

[ShadowAce]

Novell and Microsoft and SCO represent the original PC server software companies,...

SCO does not belong in that group. SCO was originally a Linux company named Caldera and has nothing to do with the original SCO Unix.

[Golden Eagle]

RNC uses Windows, DNC uses Linux. Howard Dean even coined the phrase "Open Source Politics", and his campaign manager is (was?) a former Linux exec, of which there are few. The DNC also created a site named demzilla.org, in tribute to the "Mozilla" group of open source programmers. None of this is news to you, of course. You're here always defending it.

[Golden Eagle]

has nothing to do with the original SCO Unix.

SCO develops and supports SCO Unix, they are the modern incarnate of the original SCO, certainly the closest thing. And SCO Unix was the original Unix for PC's, it's too bad IBM dropped the ball on making it better, and left everyone with Linux and all these leftists and IP issues instead.

[antiRepublicrat]

And Windows is the operating system of choice for Planned Parenthood and communism.org. Of course you make no ideological connection there, since it ruins your argument.

[TechJunkYard]

The hand behind the SCO lawsuits reveals itself?

Bingo. The SCO FUD didn't work, so Ballmer is taking personal charge of this scam.

Betcha he won't reveal anything with specificity either.

[antiRepublicrat]

And SCO Unix was the original Unix for PC's

1987: The year that Xenix (what SCO Unix was at the time) was ported to the x86, and the year that Minix was written for the x86. In other words, it's about a tie. But I'd say Minix is the original x86 UNIX since it was actually written for the x86, not ported to it.

[Golden Eagle]

Simply more proof your lies never, ever cease. Planned Parenthood runs Linux.

http://toolbar.netcraft.com/site_report?url=http://www.plannedparenthood.com

[antiRepublicrat]

Simply more proof your lies never, ever cease. Planned Parenthood runs Linux.

I don't know what's going on over at Netcraft, but I just did a direct query of their .com and .org addresses and they both return "Server: Microsoft-IIS/6.0." They are also on a different IP address than the one Netcraft gives (although in the same subnet).

Go ahead and verify, if you know the simple network tools you need to do so.

[rzeznikj at stout]

Nah, I decided to actually go out tonight--after all, I have a life...

[JRios1968]

[antiRepublicrat]

Oh yeah, I also got the source from their home page and found that the main form targets an ASP page. So unless they're running ChiliSoft (unlikely), they're running Microsoft.

[Golden Eagle]

So Netcraft shows plannedparenthood.com is actually or has been running on linux, and your other supposed example communism.org actually has this right on the front page:

"An example of communist work relationships is provided by the Linux computer operating system"

http://www.communism.org/

So much for your diversionary defense of Howard Dean and his open source commitments.

[antiRepublicrat]

So Netcraft shows plannedparenthood.com is actually or has been running on linux

Netcraft is wrong. Planned Parenthood is running Windows 2003 Server, and it's using ASP to serve up its pages.

[Golden Eagle]

Netcraft is wrong.

Hilarious, since you just cited them as a reference back in post 33, when you posted that pic of your hero John Kerry.

[JCEccles]

So linux is bad because Planned Parenthood supposedly uses linux-based servers? Is that your specious point?

Terrorist computers captured in raids show that the al Qaeda uses Microsoft Windows XP exclusively. Looks like the Borg is in bed with bin Laden. How does that make you feel?

[Golden Eagle]

No, antiRepublic tried to excuse Howard Dean and the DNC's commitment to open source by claiming plannedparenthood.com ran on Windows. I don't really see the relevance, since planned parenthood isn't one of the two major political parties in this country, especially since his own source for server stats shows they've been running Linux, anyway. Easy to see how you were confused, hope that explains it.