AOL in Negotiations to Buy Red Hat? 950
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from the drm-coming-to-rpm dept.
bstadil sent in this rumor. The Washington Post isn't exactly a rumor site, so there's probably truth behind it. Wow. It would make a great deal of sense for AOL/Time-Warner to acquire an operating system for leverage against Microsoft - same reason they bought Netscape.
Why, It's free already? (Score:5, Funny)
Same thing as Netscape, eh? (Score:1, Funny)
The End of the MS Monopoly (Score:2, Funny)
I was *just* joking around with a friend about "throwing a boot loader on AOL". Looks like maybe AOL heard me. That'd be exactly all they need.. a Linux distro with an AOL client strapped on. It might even be good for the rest of the distro.
I love speculation, its soooo... speculative.
Please no.... (Score:3, Funny)
Sell it to me! (Score:2, Funny)
True motivation (Score:2, Funny)
What the heck would AOL do with RH anyhow?
At least I could get a new RH disk in the mail every 2 months.
Re:The End of the MS Monopoly (Score:4, Funny)
For some reason, that sounds . . . arousing.
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Re:AOL buys *all* the cool stuff. (Score:4, Funny)
Nice ... (Score:3, Funny)
OK, after thinking a few minutes... (Score:2, Funny)
OK, I've thought some more... (Score:5, Funny)
Redefining 'Dumb Terminal' (Score:5, Funny)
Tech Support (Score:4, Funny)
Customer: I can't connect.
Tech: What's your operating system?
Customer: AOL.
Tech: (trying not to laugh) No sir, that's your browser. I need to know what comes up when you turn on your computer.
Customer: I told you. AOL.
Tech: Maybe AOL is in your startup folder. What comes up before AOL?
Customer: It's the first thing that comes up.
Manager: Can you put the customer on hold?
Tech: Can you hold please?
Customer: OK.
Tech: Sorry this is taking so long. I've got a real idiot. Thinks his OS is AOL.
Manager: Didn't you get the memo?
Tech: What memo?
Tech 2: Hey did you see that guy go postal in cubicle 6?
Tech 3: No. By the way, there's some kind of memo. Have you read it?
Tech 2: Nah. I was gonna wait until break...
Re:well, holy crimson fedoras... (Score:3, Funny)
AOL discs could be useful for something other than a coffee cup trivet or a pretty microwave oven light show.
"AOL disc? Heh heh. That's a Red Hat Linux install disc in disguise. And they sent it to you free, you lucky bastard! You didn't even have to pay the Cheapbytes cost!"
Re:Perhaps it's time to give Netscape/Mozilla anot (Score:3, Funny)
unix shell gets banner-ads. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:AOL just isn't the 'internet.... (Score:1, Funny)
Geeks wouldn't be the target (Score:3, Funny)
What about free security updates for AOL members - goodbye CodeRed-style nuisances... (Something like Apt-get on connect...)
If they can discourage members from running as root, they'll virtually put an end to a lot of the nonsense that we've had to put up with from email trojans, and VB Script crap.
Yes, they'd probably not let people run a lot of services on the network - telnet, smtp, etc, but isn't that a Good Thing for end users as a group?
Plus, wouldn't it be nice to be able to SSH to your mom's/uncle's/friend's machine to fix something, rather than have them drag it out at Thanksgiving?
Just some thoughts...
Cheers,
Jim in Tokyo
Stallman?! (Score:5, Funny)
Richard Stallman will go on a shooting rampage when he hears about this:
It's not GNU/Linux anymore! It's AOL /Linux!
Re:Good and Bad. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:What would we do... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Well put (Score:3, Funny)
Cuz IBM *really* knows how to compete with MS in the OS marketspace...
I can see it now (Score:5, Funny)
2) Just when you think it can't get any worse, they place ads on TV with Scooby Doo as the spokes 'toon saying "Red Rat Ray-roh-rel rits rumber run!'
3) The Red hat on the Redhat symbol gets down to the "chin level" to hide its shame.
4) A vulnerability in sendmail allows a script kiddie to parse all the email from AOL thru the "borkinator" script (inserts Swedish Chef comments into text)...oddly enough, no one notices for 2 years even when calling tech support and "this is (insert name of tech) how may I BORK! BORK! BORK! Help you".
5) World-wide several BSD and Slackware users are hospitalized for asphixiation from laughing so hard they could not breath for several minutes.
Just a few thoughts.
Re:I put the Coaster in my Coffee-Cup Holder, and. (Score:2, Funny)
Tech: Are there any Aunts in your house?
Re:AOL buys *all* the cool stuff. (Score:1, Funny)
Finally, the AOL CD's will be usefull!!!! (Score:2, Funny)
Free Linux CD's? (Score:2, Funny)
Thanks AOL, saves me the time it takes to download ISOs.
New Red Hat Install Sound Clip (Score:2, Funny)
Gee, this Linux thing sounds great... (Score:1, Funny)
Isn't technology wonderful? Now, where do I get a penguin to install this thing?