Performance shock

[Ed Sutherland]

raven wrote:

> I would like to leave on a appreciation note for all the 
> 
> Open source comunity, which gives us the free softwars,
> 
> and the tools to enjoy this world of PC's, 
> 
> A big Thank You...
> 
> 

Indeed, one does not need to adopt an open source operating system, such 
as Linux, to show support for the open source concept. Many of the core 
applications used in everyday life -- the Firefox Web browser, the 
Thunderbird e-mail application, the OpenOffice suite -- are not 
proprietary and are fast becoming the default for Windows users. The 
question becomes do we need to abandon our operating system of choice in 
order to save it? MS is moving toward more security and other changes, 
largely due to the competitive pressure posed by open source software.As 
my hero Martha Stewart says, that's a good thing. ;)

Ed