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   TokaMundo to All   
   Re: Is Linux the Next BEOS or OS/2?   
   29 Aug 05 22:29:55   
   
   XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.os.os2.advocacy   
   From: TokaMundo@weedizgood.org   
      
   On 28 Aug 2005 17:14:54 GMT, timh  Gave us:   
      
   > With the exception of some niche   
   >places like the scientific community, Windows is the exclusive   
   >server and desktop of the government, no discussion.   
      
     Bullshit.  You MAY be referring to current office based governing.   
   The military, however, does not follow your remarks...  no discussion.   
      
     You cannot have been around long to make that claim.   
      
     VMS AIX mainframes, etc. have been around in government service for   
   many years longer than MS has.  Linux is now being used, and even in   
   embedded systems.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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