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The Age of Aggressive Linux Advocacy Is Upon Us?

Posted by Hemos on from the saul-to-paul dept.

GonzoJohn writes "Jamie Harrison, founder of GBLUG in Glen Burnie, Maryland, has written an exclusive editorial for Linux Orbit about how he sees the state of Linux advocacy. "Whether we want to admit it or not, Linux has entered a critical period in its development - a period that may, in fact, determine in fate forever. Now that Linux is no longer a strange little niche Operating System, and has developed to the point where Microsoft actually feels threatened by its proliferation, the folks in Redmond are doing everything they can in the way of software design, legislation, regulation and control of the internet to snuff Linux out. The main reason that they have failed up to this point is that Linux has matured and grown in popularity, gaining public and private defenders in the consumer market and especially the corporate boardroom." Read the editorial here" I don't think that I agree with all the points here - but it's an informative read if nothing else.

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  1. Hmmm.... by Hudjakov · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    We should hire Ally McBeal. :)

  2. I told you so! by Thud457 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Experimental proof that the "laws" of thermodynamics are half baked.

    I've been "trolling" you for ages with the "the laws of thermodynamics are empirical laws" and here's another nail in their coffin.
    To paraphrase Fort : "It spindizzies when it's spindizzy time".

    --

    the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

    1. Re:I told you so! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      This *is* cool, will the free-energy people be vindicated after all?

  3. Re:Linux will not die by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Sheesh, a moron has spoken

  4. Re:As Metallica said.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You clearly missed the point of how they said it, then.

  5. Re:This is new? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yeah. I stopped reading when I read that.