Re: [Nolug] AOL in Negotiations to Acquire Red Hat

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On Sat, 19 Jan 2002 14:33:32 -0600 (CST) Konrad <konrad@miltie.math.uno.edu> wrote:
> Hm, I have received at least three copies of this e-mail. Anybody else too?
>
>
> >X-Authentication-Warning: server1.patientcarerx.com: Host
> dsl-216-227-100-85.telocity.com [216.227.100.85] claimed to be dpbox.dhs.org
> >X-Sender: dpuryear@pop.netaddress.com
> >Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 14:17:55 -0600
> >To: nolug@patientcarerx.com
> >From: Dustin Puryear <dpuryear@usa.net>
> >Subject: Re: [Nolug] AOL in Negotiations to Acquire Red Hat
> >Mime-Version: 1.0
> >
> >At 10:53 AM 1/19/2002 -0600, you wrote:
> >>On Sat, 19 Jan 2002 10:52:31 -0600 Dustin Puryear <dpuryear@usa.net> wrote:
> >> > At 10:28 AM 1/19/2002 +0000, you wrote:
> >> > >This is bad....
> >> > >
> >> > >http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5064-2002Jan18.html
> >> >
> >> > I'm not sure if this would be a bad thing. In fact, it may very well be an
> >> > excellent way to push Linux.
> >>
> >>But why do they have to BUY RH to get at RH Linux? Mandrake didn't.
> >
> >Again, to get a head start. Red Hat already has a very large talent pool,
> >existing contracts, goodwill, and is very much a trademark in the Linux
> >market. Oh, by the way, AOL will also get Red Hat Linux as an added benefit.
> >
> >Regards, Dustin
> >
> >---
> >Dustin Puryear <dpuryear@usa.net>
> >Information Systems Consultant
> >http://members.telocity.com/~dpuryear
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