__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Friday 15 September 2006 09:41 \__
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> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Ageing Australian Unix and Open Systems Users Group faces call to disband
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>>| One possibility Lehey raised would be for the group to merge with
>>| Linux Australia, the nation's peak Linux body. Much of the declining
>>| interest in traditional Unix systems can be put down to the rise of
>>| Linux, an open source operating system itself based on Unix.
>>|
>>| Linux Australia member and prominent member of the local open source
>>| community Jeff Waugh was quick to support the idea of a merger.
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http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Ageing_AUUG_faces_call_to_disband/0,130061733,339271060,00.htm
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>> This could really strengthen Linux, support- and development-wise.
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> This is growth! I thought that most of the Unix User Groups had
> recognised and included linux from ages past; presumably, there was
> someone in the Aussie group who didn't like linux for some reason.
Well, I initially saw this article in Groklaw, but I also found the
following:
http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_4336061
Huntsman to lead business execs on trade mission to China next month
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| Also on hand will be executives for software company The SCO Group,
| Zions First National Bank, Parker Aerospace, which makes flight and
| engine control systems for airliners, and industrial suppliers
| including Orbit Irrigation Products Inc., according to the governor's
| office.
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There are clearly those who still wish to extract money from
perfectly-replaceable software that can otherwise be obtained not only in
open form, but also for free. It's a matter of squeezing what's left inside
the goose with the golden eggs. And in this economy, gold has no value.
Best wishes,
Roy
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