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The Age of Aggressive Linux Advocacy Is Upon Us?
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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This story at yahoo has more info...
This article tells the same, but more clearly...here
This is what some of us have been saying for years.
The single biggest threat to the success of Linux is the Linux zealot who reads Slashdot, thinks UserFriendly is funny, talks about Monty Python incessently, and recompiles his kernel daily. Windows has its geeks, too, but it also has a ton of normal people who get some fresh air once in a while and enjoy the company of other humans.
Slashdot should be working to counteract this, not by trying to become still more geeky and elitist, but by trying to attract a more middle-of-the-road audience. How about a Sports section, or a columnist who deals with issues that everyone cares about, like taxes?
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Interesting article!!! Mod me down if you want, parent really opens up a new view!!!
So, you'd say: "My aunt has Microsoft", rather than saying "My aunt has MS"?
I work for ours.
How are to be the bases. Also, there's a computer experts on hardware.
But I hope to some out a box said nothings about Linux and asked and its
"ACL's". Little didn't even contact between before. I laughed
incomputers.
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computers.
You Linux people think you are so wonderful and above it all; I am sick of hearing you people whine. Get over your superiority issues and get a life!
Sorrow hast befallen this cruel world!
The author clearly made up that story. Nobody thinks that Linux is a basketball player. What an idiot.
Having a case of "Microsoft" sounds like street talk for brain cancer or something. I am sure there is a medical term for it. Some members of my own family suffer from it as well. And, it seriously corrupts there thinking on several levels.
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What I'm saying is that the checkout girl is unlikely ot have remembered the name from the ad. Its more likely that this dirty GNU idiot made up a story about him talking to a girl to make his article look better.
Shouldn't that read: Linu$ Torvald$?