Jerry, if you havn't read this yet. the middle of the article is great.
http://public.wsj.com/news/hmc/sb992819157437237260.htm

'On Friday, several FreeBSD volunteers combing through Microsoft products, including the new Windows 2000 operating system, found numerous instances where Microsoft had made use of their software -- something perfectly legal for it to do. The Microsoft spokesman, in acknowledging that fact, said it didn't contradict the company's many recent anti-open-source statements. He said that's because Microsoft's main objection has been to Linux, which has a more restrictive licensing arrangement than FreeBSD.'


did you read the Red Hat is going to make some announcement next week about a new database server they are putting out... that... competes with MSSQL or oracle. ?

Bob Lee