"Oliver Wong" <owong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:2414825.p56FgniEVe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> Is it at all surprising that OEM's and newspapers rarely mention
>> GNU/Linux?
>
> I don't spend a lot of time reading through OEMs websites, so no comment
> there, but it's not surprising to me that Newspaper rarely mention
> GNU/Linux: They rarely mention anything computer related at all, as there
> are much more "important" things to talk about (from the perspective of the
> general public, anyway). Five random stories pulled from five random news
> sources:
>
> KTRE: Former Foley aide resigns
> NEWS.com.au: World jittery over North Korea
> Monsters and Critics.com: GM, Renault-Nissan talks ended
> CBC News: Alouettes head coach Don Matthews resigns due to health reasons
> MSNBC: Breastfeeding won't make baby smarter
>
> If you restrict to only technology related news sources, topics which
> are mentioned here in COLA tends to be mentioned there in the media as well.
> Anoher five random samples:
>
> Scientific American: Nobel Prize in Physics Links
> GamesIndustry.biz: Sony denies PS3 overheating problems
> Washington Post: The Truth About a Claimed Firefox Exploit
> SME IT Guide: Are you ready for Vista?
> Pocket-lint.co.uk: Nokia announces new short-range radio technology, Wibree
>
> A sample size of five, two of which are about COLA-approved topics (PS3,
> Firefox), one of which is for a Microsoft product (Vista), and two of which
> are non-computer related technical information (Nobel Prize, Wibree).
>
> Personally, I don't think anybody has to worry about Linux appearing in
> technical journals and related media. They're there. People who care about
> computers have heard of Linux. Even people who don't care have heard of
> Linux. I'd be much more concerned about this newsgroup. This is supposed to
> be a Linux advocacy newsgroup, but what are the articles about? Another
> random five samples (the five posts below this thread):
>
> A) SPAM Still on the Rise, Sats Survey
> B) The Difference Between "Favourite"/"Popular" and "Ubiqitous"/"Widespread"
> C) Microsoft Encourages Use of OSS/Linux in Mainframes
> D) WIntel Antitrust (OEM Scare/Dirty Tactics) Returns to Consideration in
> Court
> E) Windows Security Software Compromises Box.
>
> C, D and E mention Microsoft products in the title. C mentions Linux
> products in the title.
>
> A, B, D, E mention Microsoft products in the body (not C as apparently the
> article is about IBM, not Microsoft). C mentions Linux products in the body.
>
> In other words, the ratio of Microsoft-news-to-Linux-news is much worst
> in this newsgroup than it is in newspapers being criticized.
>
And this is down to Roy, and why I accuse him openly of spamming the
newsgroup. Few, if any, of his posts are anything to do with Linux
advocacy one way or the other at all.
> - Oliver
>
>
--
> The day people think linux would be better served by somebody else (FSF
> being the natural alternative), I'll "abdicate". I don't think that
> it's something people have to worry about right now - I don't see it
> happening in the near future. I enjoy doing linux, even though it does
> mean some work, and I haven't gotten any complaints (some almost timid
> reminders about a patch I have forgotten or ignored, but nothing
> negative so far).
>
> Don't take the above to mean that I'll stop the day somebody complains:
> I'm thick-skinned (Lasu, who is reading this over my shoulder commented
> that "thick-HEADED is closer to the truth") enough to take some abuse.
> If I weren't, I'd have stopped developing linux the day ast ridiculed me
> on c.o.minix. What I mean is just that while linux has been my baby so
> far, I don't want to stand in the way if people want to make something
> better of it (*).
>
> Linus
>
> (*) Hey, maybe I could apply for a saint-hood from the Pope. Does
> somebody know what his email-address is? I'm so nice it makes you puke.
(Taken from Linus's reply to someone worried about the future of Linux)
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