So, let's see, the business reason for selling hardware that runs an
Open Source O/S -- is -- you don't have the cost of developing the O/S
and 10,000 folks around the world can do it better in their spare time
than you can with x number of paid employees.  Maybe, too, the cost of
supporting that O/S is less than supporting your own fir similar
reasons.

So, what would be the difference between

1.  Selling hardware that runs Open Source Linux, and

2.  Selling hardware that runs Open Source MPE?

Bruce.
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$ .02

-----Original Message-----
From: Craig Lalley [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 3:31 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: HP: Open Source Here to Stay

"In a rationale for why businesses should consider open sourcing
software..."

I guess they mean businesses other the HP, certainly they wouldn't
consider
open sourcing MPE.

-Craig

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