[NCLUG] IBM Linux contest for students

[Mike Loseke]

Thus spake John L. Bass:
> Evelyn Mitchell <efm at tummy.com> writes:
> > 
> > Looks like student projects can win their school an IBM mainframe
> > running Linux:
> > 
> > http://www-4.ibm.com/software/info/students/contests/linux/
> > 
> > Evelyn Mitchell
> 
> Sounds like a throwback to the 1970's where they locked many school districts
> into maint budgets they could not afford after "free upgrades".

 Considering the licensing and marketing efforts of computer companies
since computers have been sold, this is a throwback in what way?

 Mike "been dealing with too many maint contracts lately" Loseke

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