Re: [LUG] OpenSource Day & Posters..

["Paul Sutton" <psutton@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

If AOL servers run linux,  why is AOL not supported under linux,  and people
who connect from Linux have so many problems?  Just a thought,

Paul

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Atkin" <tone_pl@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: 11 March 2002 15:08
Subject: Re: [LUG] OpenSource Day & Posters..


> Anyone saving up bookmarks on OSS/Linux advocacy might want to check
> out this article on The Reg at:
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/24364.html
> "AOL embraces Linux and Mozilla, plans to drop MS Explorer"
>
> Can't say that I'm any fan of AOL but this article make good reading
> nevertheless.
>   "AOL is switching to Linux for the same reason most large companies
>   make the change: to save money. Thousands of AOL servers are already
>   100% Linux, and more are switching over every day. AOL
>   number-crunchers figure they can replace an $80,000 box running
>   proprietary UNIX with two $5,000 Linux boxes and get a 50% increase
>   in performance in addition to the cost savings. "Don't tell our
>   competitors," one of our AOL contacts says. "Let them keep buying
>   expensive crap." "
>
> Tony
>
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