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Wish
19th January 2002, 13:17
http://www.washtech.com/news/media/14759-1.html

All I can say is..... :igor: :eek:

AOL and M$ taking over the world..... :D
deathazre
19th January 2002, 13:19
did you read the whole story?

But the AOL software could be configured to override Windows and launch a version of Red Hat's Linux operating system, sources said.


now if they just made AOL not suck, that would be the best thing that could happen!
binary hero
19th January 2002, 13:27
the question is, would you use "AOLnix" or whatever they want to call it?

why don't they develop their own linux distro??
Rocker
19th January 2002, 13:31
Originally posted by binary hero
why don't they develop their own linux distro??


LAZY bastards
YtseJam
19th January 2002, 14:35
If this will become reality, it will be a sad day to the Open Source community, IMO. RH will be a bunch of hypocrits :rolleyes:... Selling out like that. All I can say is: Bah! :(
binary hero
19th January 2002, 14:45
there are hundreds of other Linux distrubitutions out there, and you never know, they may keep it OSS.
n_ick2000
19th January 2002, 15:42
God, this sucks. Why does AOL have to ruin everything. Can you immagine the things that AOL would do to ruin linux.
Predatorsfan2000
19th January 2002, 15:47
Can you immagine the things that AOL would do to ruin linux.

Well, putting their $#!% AOL client software on it for one. :D
deathazre
19th January 2002, 16:46
psst read my earlier post :D
Gonzotek
19th January 2002, 19:06
AOL bought Winamp and Netscape (which pays some Mozilla development costs). Red Hat could potentially still be open-sourced if AOL owns it...look at NSIS. RH could end up with more development money and the legal/business clout of AOL behind them. It certainly helped Winamp out at the right time.

-=Gonzotek=-
s1138
19th January 2002, 23:20
look at NSIS

i got a legal question for you all.

does AOL own NSIS, sex, and all those other progs that justin does on the side?
do they also own shoutcast?
liquidmotion
20th January 2002, 05:42
in my not-knowing-anything opinion:

AOL owns Nullsoft.

NSIS comes with a license that states it is Copyright 1999-2001 Nullsoft, Inc.

this means that AOL owns NSIS.

case closed. another fine example of deductive reasoning.