____/ [H]omer on Friday 21 March 2008 00:32 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> Ignore the open source hot heads, CIOs told
>
> [quote]
> Waugh continued. "It pushes all the other CIOs the wrong way. None of
> them will talk about open source because none of them want to get their
> head bitten off."
> [/quote]
>
> Well they shouldn't talk utter garbage then, should they?
>
> The Australian Tax Office's CIO (of all people) talks about preferring
> proprietary software due to the ridiculous notion of "security through
> obscurity", the Free Software community rightly denounces such idiotic
> claims, then Waugh jumps to his defence, claiming his detractors are
> being too harsh.
>
> This isn't some sweet old granny who doesn't know any better. The man's
> supposed to be a CIO for Christ's sake, and he thinks software is /more/
> secure if you can't see the source. He also thinks a proprietary
> software vendor's reputation is a greater security consideration than
> being able to audit the software oneself (like companies like Microsoft
> are so "trustworthy". Yeah, right).
>
> Idiot.
>
> By all means let's have "better dialogue", as Waugh puts it, but let's
> first start with better CIO's with whom to have such dialogue.
> Preferably ones with an IQ greater than that of a carrot.
>
> But IMHO the /real/ problem is not a lack of dialogue between the FOSS
> community and CIO's, it's the over-abundance of propaganda and FUD being
> spread /against/ FOSS by companies like Microsoft and their proxies,
> that needs to be stemmed. That's no easy job, considering the Vole has a
> marketing division that's probably the size of a small country, and the
> financial resources to match.
The guy who took a free gift (trip to Seattle/Redmond) from Microsoft and
slammed ODF afterwards (Brett Winterford) gave Waugh a media 'placement' as
well. Watch this comment:
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39370693,00.htm
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Mommmmy!! The other boys said bad things about me!!
Are you kidding me?
Does Waugh want us to hold his friends hands?
If you cant take critiques, then maybe the internet isnt for you.
And if you are giving up on open source because of a few flames, then you are a
twit. Yes, I did say it and meant it too because no other word describes
better someone who would quit for such reasons. But if someone is LOOKING for
a reason to quit, then I understand how its perfect.
Ever go on the web?
Visit any blogs and forums?
Ever tell rabid Mac fanbois that you think little of their little closed down
toys? Has this affected Apple in any way?
Ever get in between a gaming console wars? Its beyond mindless but hasnt
affected sales for any of the three main companies.
"Nintendo sales dropped dramatically this month due to nasty comments about
Reggie Fils Aime's toupee in internet forums and blogs." will never happen.
(Reggie has nice hair BTW, in case someone gets their knickers in a bunch)
Ever go to some sports sites, blogs,etc?
You think athletes dont get it 1000X worse?
Open-source efforts ARE NOT derailed by loud minorities. That's rubbish. IF
anything they let those who claim to speak for open source that they dont
represent them.
Sure, some people go out of their way to bash but some people also are very
passionate about meaningless things (cough..tech toys...cough).
Im sure youd like to have them all drink tea with their pinkies up but this is
right up there with another mental midget in the US, Tim Couch, who introduced
legislation earlier this month that would outlaw anonymous postings on WWW.
Right up there with Turkey, Pakistan and China.
Do Gnu/Linux and Open Source supporters sometimes raise their voices?
Have you EVER read Linus Torvalds posts?
How about Miguel de Icaza or Theo?
Yup, lots of opinionated people in the VARIOUS communities (to lump Everyone
together is ...ok, you choose the insult instead) and very vocal as well.
Throw in the fact that the majority know very well how Microsoft has acted
towards open source and still does, I can comprehend their anger.
As someone who has been directly affected by Novell's deal with Redmond, I can
sympathize.
When someone threathens you or your livelyhood, you react. And you should.
Dont say anything and it will be ' See, no one complained about it".
Of course, there are different levels to this kind of discourse. As someones
who is at times a 'Non-Compensated Individual Hobbyist Developer', I feel
particular disgust against those people who have made a pact ($$$) which
affect me and if I call those people morons, I am in my right. Just as they
are in their right to do stupid things.
As for Teggart becoming deeply cynical about open source, I feel even more
cynical about his plan to support the abortion that is OOXML just like I feel
cynical about any company using the word open to convey some sort of
relationship with open source. We've seen how Microsoft has stacked the deck
in other countries, so its not a far leap to think that Teggart is in
Redmond's back pocket (or some in his pocket).
My suggestion is why dont you grow a pair, be a man and move on. Maybe call
mommy to console you and tell you that stick and stones can break your
bones...
If that doesnt help, might I recommend staying off the internet.
Because, lets face it, anyone who gets offended at being called 'short-sighted'
is ----------.
Again, fill with your own adjective.
God knows how someone would react to a stronger 'insult' than short-sighted.
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