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Spolsky Stands Firm on Linux on the Desktop

Posted by michael on from the read-my-lips-no-new-rewrites dept.

erlando writes: "SoftwareMarketSolution is running an interview with Joel Spolsky (from JoelOnSoftware) in which he responds to this earlier thread here on Slashdot. In short: He defends his position and makes some interesting remarks on Linux and the desktop."

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  1. He know us... by juliao · · Score: 5, Funny
    From the article:

    slashdotters are not exactly famous for reading the things they are commenting on

    Oh well...

    --

    free the mallocs!

    1. Re:He know us... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      I was going to post that, but it looks like someone else read the entire article.

  2. Linux causes marriage break-ups? by dipfan · · Score: 4, Funny

    Once every open-sourcer has seen their marriage break up by installing Linux on their non-technical spouse's computer, they'll finally understand that, no, most people don't prefer command lines.

    Non-technical Spouse: "No, honey, the reason I had an affair with the baby-sitter was because you installed Slackware."

    1. Re:Linux causes marriage break-ups? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Yeah, my wife doesn't have a problem using Suse for email and the net, although I did hear her proudly tell someone "Oh, we don't use a computer, we use Linux." Which was kinda cool.

  3. Victor Stone comments on Joel Spolsky by AdamBa · · Score: 4, Funny
    A former Microsoft architect (Stone) commenting on a former Microsoft program manager (Spolsky)...put 'em together and you still don't have a single line of code!

    The Baggage Factor.

    - former Microsoft programmer