In comp.os.linux.advocacy, JEDIDIAH
<jedi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote
on Fri, 1 Aug 2008 20:23:15 -0500
<slrng97do3.l8m.jedi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> On 2008-08-01, The Ghost In The Machine <ewill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Linonut
>><linonut@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote
>> on Fri, 1 Aug 2008 18:09:24 -0400
>><gPLkk.2490$vX2.866@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>> * The Ghost In The Machine peremptorily fired off this memo:
>>>
>>>> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, someone claiming to be Linonut
>>>>>
>>>>> Ahh, the slow growth of Linux.
>>>>>
>>>>> What a nice schmellll! <mmmm>
>>>>
>>>> Microsoft Windows has always been the "better" solution...but
>>>> not because of its technical superiority.
>>>
>>> Actually, from the very start, significant numbers of technical people
>>> have been contemptuous of Microsoft technology, and have resented them
>>> pushing stuff regarded as inferior.
>>>
>>
>> But it's still "better" from a revenue standpoint. That's
>> arguably the problem, really; marketing trumps technical.
>> See, for example, Amiga -- best technical computer at the
>> time, died a horrible, lonely death at the hands of marketing
>> moolah, though perceptions because of its being overly qualified
>> may not have helped. "Oh, it's only a game machine."
>>
>> Linux may be similarly overqualified for desktop work.
>> Personally, I prefer Linux for desktop work, as it's easier
>> to work with (for me), and more reliable.
>>
>> It's also free. ;-)
>
> Plus it can't be done in by killing "Linux Corp".
>
This is also true; it's libre. Admittedly, there are
some issues if e.g. www.kernel.org or Sourceforge.net
decides to go belly-up, but presumably Linus and company,
or whoever takes up the cause, can find alternates.
I miss the Amiga, but Linux helps. ;-)
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