__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Thursday 22 February 2007 18:43 \__
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> __/ [ [H]omer ] on Thursday 22 February 2007 12:31 \__
>>
>>> Verily I say unto thee, that Mark Kent spake thusly:
>>>
>>>> Perhaps someone could explain to me why we still have wintrolls here?
>>>
>>> Politics and money.
>>>
>>> Those who believe in the Redneck agenda, must fight for their cause.
>>> Those who don't, are well compensated by Microsoft.
>>
>> Oh, 'Homer', another one...
>>
>> Some Guy Switches Linux Distributions!
>>
>>
http://www.oreillynet.com/linux/blog/2007/02/some_guy_switches_linux_distri.html
>>
>>
>> Memo to ESR: nobody is indispensable
>>
>> "If a person of Eric Raymond's reputation in the open source community
>> chooses to switch from one GNU/Linux distribution to another - and
>> publicises the fact widely - then there is bound to be speculation about
>> the underlying reasons."
>>
>>
http://www.itwire.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9821&Itemid=1091
>>
>> "Politics and money", you say? Sounds like Linspire. ;-)
>>
>
> Mr Raymond has clearly been employed by the Linspire people to add a
> little hacker credibility to the distro. Chances are that it'll work to
> a degree, anyway. Considering the widest possible linux picture, then a
> successful Linspire is no bad thing, but to see someone of Mr Raymond's
> influence in the open-source world championing one distribution at the
> direct expense of another is interesting, to say the least. That said,
> I remain deeply unimpressed with what the Novell board have been up to
> recently, so perhaps I can't complain too hard!
Here's a comic.
http://geekz.co.uk/lovesraymond/archive/gun-linux
It might help amid all that anger that's directed at Novell. Judging by the
traffic and comments on our site, every time Ballmer opens up his mouth,
people point the finger at Novell.
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