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Dan Gillmor Reconsiders Linux on the Desktop
Cyrus writes "Influential San Jose Mercury News tech columnist Dan Gillmore has reconsidered his stance against Linux. He now says it's rapidly converging to a viable desktop OS
for the masses. "While I wasn't paying sufficient attention, the proverbial tortoise has been playing some serious catch-up.""
The article likens Linux to the proverbial tortoise, and that gets me to thinking that we should update the famous Aesop fable of the tortoise and the hare to reflect today's reality.
How about this...
Just as the tortoise has crossed the finish line, the hare, waking up and realizing he's lost the race as a result of his own indolence and brash overconfidence, files suit against the tortoise for infringing on his intellectual property, foremost of which is the hare's exclusive rights to using one's legs for forward movement.
The tortoise, facing mounting legal bills and declining support from the other animals, nearly all of whom think the hare's claims are overly broad and invalid but are afraid of being similarly targeted by the hare's legal campaign for the use of their own legs, is forced to settle out of court, concede defeat in the race, and to pay a nominal licensing fee to continue using his own legs.
The hare, and his lawyers, win the race after all.
You are in error. No-one is screaming. Thank you for your cooperation.
Do you mean to suggest that Dan Gillmor is belatedly stating the obvious merely to retain a shred of respectability? No say it isn't so.
Bruce Springsteen is singing, in the song, to a girlfriend or ex-girlfriend, one whom he accuses of getting her kicks from "driving" him "down." So, logically, I wrote my sig as if there's one specific girl who mods down my posts out of spite.
Hey, are you her?
You BITCH!
I want my records back!
I WANT MY RECORDS BACK!
You are in error. No-one is screaming. Thank you for your cooperation.
Yeah. Recompiling the kernel should be easy, just like it is in Windows.
How can we continue to believe in a just universe and freedom to eat crackers if we have no ale?
Nice computer: $2000; Operating System: $0; Never having to reboot: Fucking Priceless
Damn, think I found a new sig... can I quote you on that? *grin*
NO TOUCH MONKEY!
Your computer is broadcasting an IP address. This allows...
Yeah, they do. If you've seen one BSOD you've seen them all.
Slow down, cowboy! It has been 4 hours since you last posted. You must wait another few hours.