[NMLUG] Re: M$ SFU v3.5 vs Cygwin

[neosad1st at charter.net (Robert)]

> Just downloaded and installed M$ SFU (Services for Unix).
>  (Hey don't shoot me, it is now a free download after all...)
>  Firstly, I must say that I was impressed with the features it now
> has - most importantly better NFS/NIS integration.  I also see 
> they are now bundling what looks to be a complete X11 system
> (this wasn't in the ancient version that I had)

I won't shoot you in the first place.
First off, do not refer to Microsoft as M$.  That is unprofessional for 
someone who chose Unix/Linux over the norm.
As to what they're bundling, I'm hoping we don't see a Microsoft version of 
Linux any time soon.  Given Microsoft's tendencies, it's highly possible IMO.  
I hope the open source people start filing restraining orders against 
Microsoft, or something.  I don't hate microsoft, but I do hate how they 
steal something and make it their own, yet their version sucks.  But people 
don't realize this, since it comes bundled with windows.  Examples of this 
are realplayer/winamp versus media player (now people hardly remember those 
products), netscape versus internet explorer, etc.  Us Linux/Unix people 
remember those products, as they've turned their attention to Linux/Unix.  If 
not for that, no one would remember them unless they were around at the time.
While Microsoft may be afraid of Linux/Unix now, I'm afraid they'll do 
something to squash their competition, as has happened many times before.  I 
don't hate Microsoft -- I chose Linux for what it is and what I needed.  But 
I hate Microsoft's history, and I'm surprised people are so blind to their 
actions in the past.

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