From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262158AbTJ3DQl (ORCPT ); Wed, 29 Oct 2003 22:16:41 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262164AbTJ3DQk (ORCPT ); Wed, 29 Oct 2003 22:16:40 -0500 Received: from h1ab.lcom.net ([216.51.237.171]:30083 "EHLO digitasaru.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262158AbTJ3DQj (ORCPT ); Wed, 29 Oct 2003 22:16:39 -0500 Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 21:16:33 -0600 From: Joseph Pingenot To: Bernd Eckenfels Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Things that Longhorn seems to be doing right Message-ID: <20031030031631.GB15309@digitasaru.net> Reply-To: trelane@digitasaru.net Mail-Followup-To: Bernd Eckenfels , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <20031030013418.GD3094@digitasaru.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-School: University of Iowa X-vi-or-emacs: vi *and* emacs! X-MSMail-Priority: High X-Priority: 1 (Highest) X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: X-MimeOLE: Not Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org >>From Bernd Eckenfels on Thursday, 30 October, 2003: >In article <20031030013418.GD3094@digitasaru.net> you wrote: >> I don't see any reason why we *shouldn't* look at the problem and try to >> do it. What reasons do you see for not persuing the problem to its >> inevitible implementation? >Just do it. :) >Greetings >Bernd Hee hee. The Other Shoe Drops. This ought to be written down as Some-and-Such's Law: All Open Source Debates Will Continue Until Someone Tells Someone Else to Shut Up and Code It. ;) Actually, I'm highly, highly tempted. Only problem is that I have a ton of other projects that require my attention. If someone wants to fight the CAP server and collaboration battles, I will. Otherwise, it'll have to wait until after I finish the projects I currently have on the table. :/ Or maybe if someone will get my professors off my back (and fill my brain with the material so that I don't need to learn QM or E&M) ;) Aaah, my good friend Jackson.... -Joseph -- Joseph===============================================trelane@digitasaru.net "Asked by CollabNet CTO Brian Behlendorf whether Microsoft will enforce its patents against open source projects, Mundie replied, 'Yes, absolutely.' An audience member pointed out that many open source projects aren't funded and so can't afford legal representation to rival Microsoft's. 'Oh well,' said Mundie. 'Get your money, and let's go to court.' Microsoft's patents only defensive? http://swpat.ffii.org/players/microsoft