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Robert,

Robert W Moss wrote:
> 
> What's to like?  You did not buy "Linux" or DR DOS from Caldera.

Yes I did.  I bought DRDOS from Caldera before they split the company. 
I also bought OpenLinux 2.3, but haven't been able to install it.  It
hangs on all my machines.

The part that I don't like is SCO selling what they are know for...
Unix.  Also they seem to be wanting to combine Linux and Unix.  From
what I have read in Usenet Unix is still the heavy hitter, Linux is
making progress, but still has its flaws compared to Unix.

Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA

> Linux is free for the downloading from many sites on the WWW.
> They are in business to build a "Distribution" of Linux for their
> Commercial Customers and that means they take all of the
> "Free GnuLinux" software out in the web and test it in combination
> with various combinations of other modules and pick the ones they
> think are the most stable to put in the "Distribution Package".
> Anything they use from the Gnu Linux libraries that they modify
> must be put into the GPL Pool.  Caldera has been known for years
> as one of the most stable distributions while Red Hat is known for
> it's 'cutting edge' distribution.  They sell a lot of custom
> distributions
> for use on commercial business site servers and workstations.
> Individual Linux sales to PC users is problably less than 5 percent
> of their business.  They also make money from Lineo for the
> customized DOS system installations that are sold to businesses
> and that's why we can get a free personal use copy of DR DOS from
> Lineo.
> 
> BOB 'DOMAN' MOSS' "Chocolate is a vitamin"