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Eric Raymond: Why Open Source will Rule
DNapalm writes "A very interesting two part interview with Raymond from ZDNet, talking about the success of open source and Linux on the desktop, among other things. Check out Part I and Part II (I liked part II)." Raymond also asserts that Microsoft could have killed Linux if only they'd started a little earlier.
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Keep up the good work!
You put a backslash right before where it would automatically stick a space character. Then the space character gets escaped, and the browser does not wrap the text. Is that right?
If you're going to recycle your posts, you deserve to get modded down. I don't mind you using pre-composed posts: I think that's cool if it works. But re-using them is very low class.
Before you try to play the victim or civilised open-minded retard, you should actually check your facts to see if you know what you're talking about.
Anyway, what's wrong with a little recycling? Saves electrons.
Didn't do a think for me, dumbass!
You have failed! Your life is forfeit!
Linux is unknown to most of the general computer
users. Ask a casual computer user and most likely
they have heard of Linux but have never booted it
up. Actually I've talked to an aspiring computer
science major, plus a Java programmer both knew
of Linux. But had no experience. The point is if
Linux is not on the desktops of the common person
it definitely will lose the war to Microsoft. Microsoft
has always won because it has always had the common
person in mind. Unlike Apple, unlike Linux.
Kind of ironic Linux developed by contributors
all of the world for free, and can be gotten for
free but is so complicated to get started most
people don't want to mess with it. And if u don't
know u'r stuff then it is too complicated to
maintain. So ultimately it's free to who? A
small percentage of higher level computer users.
If that be the case Linux will never win. And
by the time the Linux becomes easy enough, and
exposed enough, Microsoft will have had time
to develope their products to the point that
they will again remain the leader. Isn't that
what happened to Apple. No matter how great
Apple started off to be, who really gives a hoot
now. No matter how great Linux is now, it could
end up the best kept secret if it doesn't fall
into the hands of more of the common person! In
other words Linux must go pop!!! That sounds
terrible!!!!!!!!!!! (This applies mainly to the
places in the world where cash is in abundance,
the markets that microsoft cares about at the moment.
Those places that don't have cash can't use Microsoft
so they are the lucky one who have know choice but
to download Linux on their imported first world
throw away systems. But once they become more affluent
, by that time will they end up buying Windows?)
Um... fetchmail? Jargon File?
Please mod the parent of this as flamebait.
You sir, are a moron.