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Countries Ponder: GNU/Linux vs. Microsoft
koody writes: "IDG has an overview of how many countries are getting drawn into the debate over the relative merits of using open source software rather than Microsoft Corp.'s Windows applications. Seems like many countries would be slowly moving towards the open source community, while a few still pledge allegiance to Microsoft."
fuck y'all, CLIT sux my ass
fp, motherfuckers. www.rowtow.com is the shit, son.
They should pick an OS and go with it, preferably what's best for the person that has to use it every day, regardless of cost (or in some cases, taking total end cost into consideration) I'm all for standards. Standards solve issues ranging from product compatibility to addressing consumer safety and health concerns. Standards also simplify product development and reduce non-value-adding costs thereby increasing a user's ability to compare competing products. They also are fundamental building blocks for international trade. Only through the use of standards can the requirements of interconnectivity and interoperability be assured and the credibility of new products and new markets verified enabling the rapid implementation of technology. It's too bad so many of you bearded linux hippies insist on doing things your own kludged-together way.
The theory of relativity doesn't work right in Arkansas.
I agree completely. The funniest thing on this entire site is that in all honesty, probably close to 90% of these so called Linux users don't run it because of it's stability or reliability. They run it out of some pathetic attempt and self-righteousness(sp?) thinking that in their small little way they've stuck it to the man and got their blown in for the little guy. And the minute after the post their stupid little windows haikus which get modded up to 7-Most Briliant Damn Thing I've ever heard, it's right back to EQ for the script kiddies.
Kids, seriously, shut the fuck up. No one cares what you run. Mod this down all you like, I'd rather be an honest troll than a self-delusional karma whore.
Finally, math books without any of that base 6 crap in them.
That's probably because developpers in poor countries can't afford to work for free.
Hmmmmm, but I understand your confusion. Let's see if I can get this into a frame of reference you can understand:
You Linux guys suck -- none of you are as smart or have dicks as big as us FreeBSD guys.
How was that? Sigh. The other reason I can't in good faith recommend Linux to people is because then they'd have to deal with dickheads like you every time they had a problem.
Sun and Apple use and release GPL software.
MS have paid no taxes so they get no consideration.
I hereby inform you that I have NOT been required to provide any decryption keys.