[Sussex] FW: Thought you might find this interesting

[Steve Dobson]

SLUGs

A friend who knows I'm a bit of a Linux Geek passed this on to me.
For all I know stuck up here in NY it may well have been posted on /..
But I though I'd pass it one anyway [use Debian :-)].

> In a major strategy shift, MICROSOFT CORP. will introduce software based
> on the Linux open source operating system in 2004 for Web services and
> server software, market researcher META Group predicted on Monday.
> Microsoft, which denied that it had any plans to develop software for
> Linux, is facing a growing threat from the open source software standard
> as it gains share in the corporate server market used to manage networks
> and data. META Group predicted that Linux will be used on nearly half of
> new servers by 2007, up from its current share of 15% to 20%, making it
> difficult for Microsoft to ignore Linux as a platform for its database,
> Web hosting and email server applications. (Reuters 09:09 PM ET
> 12/09/2002

Steve