Converting "Dozies" (was Re: [ale] OT: winxp upgrade...)

[mhirsch at nubridges.com (Michael D. Hirsch)]

On Monday 06 January 2003 05:19 pm, Geoffrey wrote:
> Michael D. Hirsch wrote:
> > On Monday 06 January 2003 04:11 pm, Jeff Hubbs wrote:
> >>I would be more inclined to throw money at people who aren't
> >> starry-eyed with "vertical marketing opportunities, "co-branding
> >> strategies," and "strategic partnerships" but rather live relatively
> >> normal lives but produce good work.  I've seen waaaaay too much
> >> "Enron-think" in the last four years and if I knew as a fact that
> >> Mandrake's upper/mid management was NOT like that, I'd consider it.
> >
> > I think it is pretty clear that mandrakes management WAS a lot like
> > that. They are now out on their ear and the new management is very
> > focused on making a great distribution for the desktop and server. 
> > They have been very upfront, lately, on their finances and plans for
> > the future. Unfortunately, it looks like they will run out of money a
> > couple of months before the go cash flow positive.
>
> I hope not, but if they do, I still feel my 'investment' was worth it.
> I think Mandrake being around would be good for Linux as a whole.  If
> they're gone, you've got Red Hat, SuSE and Slackware, and really, for
> the average Joe, Red Hat and SuSE.

I totally agree.  I think without Mandrake, RedHat would be in a completely 
dominant position, at least in the US.  Mandrakes focus on the desktop has 
made RedHat better than what it would have been and that is good for 
Linux.

--Michael
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