Re: KDE v. Gnome

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From: M O'Neill
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1998 00:00

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On 1 Oct 1998 20:25:01 GMT, unruh@physics.ubc.ca (Bill Unruh) wrote:

>In <9nQpxDAYqKE2EwlY@dlsl.demon.co.uk> Jason Clifford <jason@dlsl.demon.co.uk> writes:
>

>>Without those monopoly rights who would have built your railroads?
>
>The same people that did so. In Canada for example the government did
>so. (CPR through the highly inefficient means of a private company which
>meant that the costs were high) and later publically with the CNR). The
>airlines managed to take over from the railroads without the grant of
>monopolies (except in Europe which is why you have such wonderful cheap
>airline service there:-))

I guess you don't remember when airlines were "regulated," i.e. given
monopolies on the routes they served?  they were only deregulated
about 15 years ago.

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From: darrow@oneillaw.com (M O'Neill)
Subject: Re: KDE v. Gnome
Date: 1998/10/11
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