[lug] IBM/Linux announcement

[Ian S. Nelson]

John Edwards wrote:

> At 11:04 PM 1/10/00 -0700, you wrote:
> >
> >IBM: The future is here and it's Linux
>
>         I loved seeing this.   I'm waiting to see if they enable *all* their
> desktop and laptop equipment (re:  No Winmodems!)

Not to be a nay sayer but the announcement was server oriented and not desktop
oriented.  I did a couple tours of duty with OS/2 and it's been my experience
that it is better to expect less and be pleasantly surprised than to assume
more, especially with IBM.