[ale] Redhat and AOL

[hirsch at zapmedia.com]

Denny Chambers writes:
 > So if AOL buys out Redhat, I wonder if they will try there CD carpet
 > bombing techniques with the the RH distro CDs. You won't be able to buy
 > a roll of toilet paper with out getting an AOL/Redhat CD.
 > 
 > On a serious note I wonder if AOL is aligning it's card right to put
 > together some sort of console/pc or something. Think about an iMAC
 > looking computer that boot from linux, and imediately loads into the AOL
 > desktop, which uses a Netscape 6.x browser for internet surfing.

That's been done.  Some canadian organization has that exact thing
(done to the iMac look).  I can't remember where I learned about it.
Eitehr Slashdot or LWN last week, I think.  

--Michael

 > Adrin wrote:
 > > 
 > > I just saw the CNN homepage.
 > > 
 > > Did Redhat change their Logo?
 > > 
 > > http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/industry/01/21/aol.red.hat.ap/index.html
 > > 
 > > Adrin
 > > 
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