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What the Candidates are Running

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the don't-base-your-vote-on-just-this dept.

An anonymous reader writes " Linux Journal has an article about what the presidential candidates are running their web sites on. It also has some reference to the Republican vs. Democrat uptimes. "

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  1. Yes.. by Pave+Low · · Score: 4, Insightful
    let's discuss the most trivial things like 'boxer or briefs', 'macs or pcs' or 'what powers your website' , instead of some real substance that might really affect you or your vote.

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  2. Does anyone...? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Does anyone really think the candidates know, or even care? 'Course they don't. They say "go make a web site" to some design/hosting company and that's that.

    1. Re:Does anyone...? by NMerriam · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Although it could possibly say something about their supporters, the people who volunteer time, bandwidth and equipment to a candidate.

      For example, corporations donating services are probably more likely to provide a commercial OS/Server than a group of IT grunts who want to volunteer services but don't see a point in buying commercial licenses.

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  3. Typical by Acidic_Diarrhea · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The fact that this is reported is proof that democracy is very flawed in some of the basic assumptions. Not to single out geeks (and I admit, I looked at the article with some interest I suppose) but people just don't know how to select who to vote for. The mainstream picks their candidate based on likability and how attractive they are and whether they wear the right colored suit or seem smug. You can have a great set of policies that are very sound but wear the wrong tie and you'll lose a few million people. Candidates need to start standing on policy, not the junk that gets reported (OS, favorite food, hair color, etc.)

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  4. Re:Netcraft confirms it! by Golias · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Carter never pronounced nuclear right either, and he was a "NUCULAR" engineer in the Navy. It must be a southern accent thing.

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  5. Re:Any significance? Nope. by taybin · · Score: 3, Insightful

    There's no conflict. Atheism is a religion just like the null string ("") is a string. :)

  6. Re:So What??? by Hard_Code · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Howard Dean is savvy enough to have Lawrence Lessig on his 'net advisory council.

    'Nuff Said.

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