[plug] 64 bit machines

[Michael]

Why exactly does Linux want to aim for the Market? The whole idea behind
OSS is freedom of software with all its Linuxy goodness. Bugger the
market. They can go and buy their inferior products. Once people realise
that the best things are free, perhaps Linux will be a little more
mainstream (it already is in a way).

Reagrds
Michael Collard

--
Now thats grumpiness :)


On Mon, 26 Jan 2004, David Lloyd wrote:

> 
> Chris,
> 
> > That may be true but Windows still runs on no where near as many
> > different hardware architectures as Linux.
> 
> Putting it bluntly who cares what architectures it doesn't run on. It runs
> on most of the world's desktops...Microsoft seem to be pitching their
> product at the right architecture.
> 
> Linux won't become a mainstream operating system while we continue to be
> uber-technical geeks who don't deliver products the market will use.
> 
> DSL
> 
> [yes, I'm spiralling into grumpiness]
> 
> --
> "The old world will burn in the fires of industry,
>   The forrests will fall...
>  We will drive the machine of war with the sword and
>   the spear and the iron fist of the orc
>  We have only to remove those who oppose us!"
>                             [Saruman the Wise - LOTR]
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