Too often I have heard the following argument against OSS - "You don't know when support will end or if the project will exist tomorrow." This is true. But you can make relative safegaurds against choosing a dead software package. How long has it been around? How much activity? How popular? How many participants? I can also download a sample several packages without pulling out my wallet. If support suddenly stops, I still have access to the code should I need to develop the product further.

With a proprietary package, it is take it or leave it with a limited amount of options.

Certainly both approaches (OSS and closed) have there pros and cons, but with OSS I am better able to hedge my bet against obsolescence.

Does this mean the UK govt can seize Hotmail to retrieve his emails? After the "lost" email debacle in the White House, perhaps Hotmail is not such a bad idea.

I have never had any luck with Evolution. After an Ubuntu install I will try it - stall, error, crash. In 5 min., Evolution out, Thunderbird in. I hope you are correct and Ubuntu does make the default Thunderbird.

As an IT Manager for a school, I was able to roll out several open source solutions - Edubuntu (for a low cost scalable lab with low end equipment), open source groupware, firewall, proxy, content filter, Thunderbird,Firefox, linux kiosks and more. Teachers and administrators don't care if there is proper training and the bottom line is low. Children don't know the difference between closed and open source either.

...the linux bootloader! (We'll have to wait for the desktop.)

Wasn't that a movie about a virus in England? This seems a bit more frightening.

I agree - I love filling up for 5$.

...Does it run...oh yeah...never mind.

I can't justify purchasing a 64 box for the house, but a beefed up 32 running 64 virtually is just the ticket to get SAP on Linux up and running. Merry Christmas to me!

But does it come in a double-wide?