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Re: [News] Linux Kernel Myths

  • Subject: Re: [News] Linux Kernel Myths
  • From: Kier <vallon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 18:02:04 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • References: <1643312.R3lgJ7pmf9@schestowitz.com> <gw19tnhexne0$.dlg@funkenbusch.com> <rPrxg.899$gd7.765@fe11.lga> <r1dnk7dtu8jm$.dlg@funkenbusch.com>
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On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 11:43:16 -0500, Erik Funkenbusch wrote:

> On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 12:39:58 -0400, flatfish+++ wrote:
> 
>> On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 11:16:10 -0500, Erik Funkenbusch wrote:
>> 
>>> On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 06:24:56 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>> 
>>>> very nice presentation. Another myth to add is that Linux is hard to use [1].
>>>> 
>>>> http://www.kroah.com/log/linux/ols_2006_keynote.html
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> ____
>>>> [1] http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1072&src=digg (24/07/2006)
>>>> 
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>| Linux is not Windows. Most users new to Linux forget this and expect Linux
>>>>| to operate exactly as Windows does with the result that they become
>>>>| frustrated by seemingly non-sensical quirks that make getting Linux
>>>>| running properly almost impossible. Or they suddenly realise they have
>>>>| no way of finding out how to perform a task that on Windows has becomes
>>>>| econd nature to them.
>>>> `----
>>> 
>>> Why is this titled Linux *KERNEL* myths?
>> 
>> Maybe Roy mistyped again?
> 
> In fact, I'm not even sure why it's called *anything* myths, it's not about
> myths at all, but annoyances and frustrations.

So take it up with the bloke who wrote the title.

-- 
Kier


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