fyi guys from: http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/yr/08/biztech/articles/14linux.html
"SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13 -- A group of key Linux software developers and major computer manufacturers are planning to announce on Tuesday at a Silicon Valley computer conference the first effort to compete directly with Microsoft's Office suite of applications for the personal computer. .... On Tuesday, a group of Linux organizations will announce the creation of the Gnome Foundation, which will have the support of I.B.M., Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems and several other major computer vendors. The foundation plans to announce a set of initiatives, including a unified desktop user interface and a set of productivity programs intended to compete as a free alternative to Microsoft Office." ------------------------------------------------- Andrew McRobert LLB B.Sc(Comp. Sci) IT Liaison Officer, School of Law MURDOCH UNIVERSITY Perth, Western Australia Ph: [+61 8 9360 6479] Fax: [+61 8 9310 6671] e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Linux: The Choice of a GNU Generation"
