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Re: Future of Linux

From: kebera_-at-_Cyblings.ON.CA (Krishna E. Bera)
Date: 6 Apr 1999 16:29:53 -0400
References: <370A497E.D503A0F0@atlsci.com>

>     My point was that losing Linus, etc.. would be a great blow to the
> Linux project.  One that could possibly splinter Linux development and
> really hurt it's acceptance in the marketplace.  I believe that's what
> the earlier poster meant by "splitting up".

It would be bad, but 
not nearly as disastrous in terms of short term user costs  
as if Microsoft went belly-up or split into multiple entities and 
all users of the software were left in the lurch.  Lawyers, 
stockborkers, and bankruptcy trustees don't do tech support 
very well.  
-k

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