In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz
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wrote
on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 21:35:48 +0000
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> __/ [ The Ghost In The Machine ] on Tuesday 06 February 2007 17:45 \__
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>> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz,
>> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> after noticing that I have turned into a
>> red-skinned, forked-tailed, horned devil
>> wrote
>> on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 16:16:24 +0000
>> <5997672.zuoyD4nEgC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>> Why it's difficult to hate Linux
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | 1. Where's the villain?
>>
>> Isn't it obvious? Linux forbears Microsoft from ever
>> hoping to properly implement DRM and/or enforce the notion
>> that one size fits all. Therefore, all the blame should go
>> to Linus Torvalds, who should have known that this would
>> have turned into the World's Greatest Operating System
>> (even though he says he didn't :-) ) and negotiated a
>> settlement whereby he'd live happily ever after on a remote
>> island (along with 6 girls, an old man, a library, a bear,
>> a snake, a murderous plant, a wall with lots of rocks,
>> and a strange floating thing that looks like a three-way
>> cross between Pikachu, Ryou-Oki, and a tasmanian devil).
>> [*]
>>
>>> |
>>> | 2. Where's the evil?
>>
>> See above.
>>
>>> |
>>> | 3. A marketing campaign to dislike?
>>
>> Well, there were a few attempts by IBM. I'm not sure
>> how successful they are, but "Peace Love Tux" was very
>> enigmatic, and the basketball Linux spots were probably
>> less enlightening about Linux's capabilities, and even
>> less entertaining.
>>
>> And then there's...The Kid.
>
>
> Ah! Prodigy. Creepy.
>
Indeed, what little I've seen of it.
>
>> The one I did like was "Oops, someone stole all our servers!".
>
> The other day I read something which suggests that IBM helped Red Hat with
> the Truth Happens series.
>
Truth Happens versus Get The Facts? My head is starting to hurt
again...
>
>>> |
>>> | 4. The Community
>>
>> Well, that's an interesting conundrom, since the Linux community is
>> rather far-flung. I only see part of it here, but other parts are
>> probably happily coexisting somewhere else.
>
>
> Coexisting eelctronically, I presume.
>
>
>>> http://www.seopher.com/articles/why_its_difficult_to_hate_linux
>>>
>>> On the other hand:
>>>
>>> Apple's Sneaky Way to Overcharge You
>>
>> Apple??!
>
>
> Not thanks. There's already a banana in my cereal bowl. :-0 I would have
> written more, but I'm having dinner while reading and writing this. Catching
> up.
Ah, I know the feeling, though I rarely eat cereal anymore.
>
>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | It may not be a lot of money, but it's the principle of the thing
>>> | that matters. The only thing that they're doing is distributing a
>>> | software update that activates the chip - that?s it. And I'm
>>> | paying for this because...? Hopefully, this isn?t a glimpse of
>>> | things to come. The next thing you know, we'll be charged for
>>> | software updates to OS X. Next time, please don't make us pay
>>> | for stuff that we already own, Steve.
>>> `----
>>>
>>>
> http://www.osweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2455&Itemid=449
>>
>> [*] Not safe for work if you go looking.
>
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