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Re: gates: windows = open, unix = proprietary
- To: gert@greenie.muc.de (Gert Doering)
- Subject: Re: gates: windows = open, unix = proprietary
- From: Holger Veit <Holger.Veit@gmd.de>
- Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 22:06:22 +0200 (MET DST)
- Cc: boris@well.com, debate@fitug.de
- Comment: This message comes from the debate mailing list.
- In-Reply-To: <m0ykqlB-0000rBC@greenie.muc.de> from "Gert Doering" at Jun 13, 98 03:54:21 pm
- Sender: owner-debate@fitug.de
>
> Hi,
>
> [..]
> > technologies of IBM, Novell, Oracle and Unix. Open standards are what
> > create jobs-not regulation or the old, vertically integrated
> > computer-industry model our competitors seek to resurrect. Open
> > standards are the reason why PC sales have soared (see chart 1).
>
> Hmmm, wenn alle Windows einsetzen, sind alle Rechner kompatibel, und das
> ist dann ein "Open Standard", oder wie?
>
> Ich stell' mir unter "open" doch was Anderes vor...
Open heisst in *dieser* Szene keinesfalls "frei", "kostenlos", "beliebig
anpassbar", wie Du vielleicht meinst, sondern:
"open your wallet and pay if you want something".
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