Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest)

[Helge Hafting]

Rob Landley wrote:

> Time will take care of Solaris.  Currently it seems to be making all its money 
> due to the fact that government contracts can only charge 10% over the cost 
> of their components, so big government contractors use the most expensive 
> stuff they can find (and never re-use anything) to make that 10% as big as 
> humanly possible.  Use Linux in an aircraft carrier and you get a 10% markup 
> on $100.  Use Solaris in the same aircraft carrier and you get a 10% markup 
> on whatever insanely inflated figure Sun cares to charge...
>  
Hm, I can sell linux at insanely inflated prices to whoever needs that. :-)

Helge Hafting
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