[lug] Gnome problem

[John Hernandez]

Along these lines, I was having a scary thought the other day.  Would
Microsoft have any reason to develop and sell a GUI (X/Desktop/WM
replacement) for Linux?  Why would people go for such a thing, you ask? 
What if Microsoft said that you can buy Office for Linux which runs only
under their closed-source desktop.  Maybe they'd sell it as a bundle. 
Feasible enough, right?  Would this fly?  What if they built in X
compatibility?  Would it undermine Windows itself, or just kill X and
expand Microsoft's desktop dominance?  Could something like this spring
from the DOJ rulings against Microsoft?

Sorry if I violated the unwritten code of conduct regarding M$-related
topics :)

Just some food for thought...

"J. Wayde Allen" wrote:
> 
> Is there anyone out there interested in giving a talk about the Gnome
> project - things like what is gnome, what is the difference between Gnome
> and X, etc. ?  I actually get quite a lot of questions from other people
> about this kind of thing, and don't have a particularly solid handle on
> it.
> 
> - Wayde
>   (wallen at lug.boulder.co.us)
> 
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