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From: Alan Sondheim <sondheim@panix.com>
To: Cyb <cybermind@listserv.aol.com>,
"WRYTING-L : Writing and Theory across Disciplines" <WRYTING-L@LISTSERV.UTORONTO.CA>
Subject: <nettime> Microsoft to support Linux - !!!??? (fwd)
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 00:00:13 -0400 (EDT)
????? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 17:44:55 +0530 From: Prem Chandavarkar <prem@cnt-semac.com> To: Nettime <nettime-l@bbs.thing.net> Subject: <nettime> Microsoft to support Linux - !!!??? Does this mark a change in the ways of the world? Has there been coverage on this in other parts of the world? http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1084496.cms Microsoft to support Linux In a marked departure from its earlier stand, Microsoft has promised to add Linux support for the first time in one of its products. Microsoft's Server 2005 product will run on non-Windows machines, including Linux. Microsoft had always rebuffed any requests for interoperability with products it didn't make, particularly Linux, an open-source giant, which it has long considered a threatening alternative. # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: majordomo@bbs.thing.net and "info nettime-l" in the msg body # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: nettime@bbs.thing.net