"Sinister Midget" <phydeaux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:oi56u3-4o9.ln1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 2006-09-19, Oliver Wong <owong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> posted something
concerning:
On the other hand, there are several differences between "Linux is
good
because [some factually true statement]" and "Microsoft sucks because
[some
factually false statement]". For one, one of them is Linux advocacy, and
the
other is not.
By title, yes. But the content may be advocacy in both instances. The
title would just be unrelated to the substance.
The "Linux is good", "Microsoft sucks" are paraphrasing and
oversimplification of contents. For example, take a look at this post by
Roy:
http://groups.google.ca/group/comp.os.linux.advocacy/msg/2cc5883e9ae50263
<quote>
Have a look. Taken into its full glory.
http://www.istartedsomething.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/start4.jpg
Aero Glass is only available with premium versions of the operating system.
And it's evident that not much work has been down underneath for quite some
time. Toyish interface in XP and some resource-greedy transparency in Vista
are no compelling reason for an upgrade (unless you like newer icon sets).
</quote>
That's the post in its entirety. Notice how it NEVER once mentions
Linux. It does not say Linux is good. It does not say Linux is better than
Vista. All it says is that Vista sucks. How is that Linux advocacy? It's
not.
- Oliver
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