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LinuxWorld Response to 'How to Kill Linux'

Posted by Zonk on from the them's-fightin'-words dept.

aneroid writes "In response to John Dvorak's "How to Kill Linux" column, LinuxWorld has a riposte to the columnist's assertations. From the article: "Because most of the time, with mainstream devices, I work out of the box. For the "savvy user" and OEM builder, the Linux driver "problem" isn't the problem it was. The days when my poor user had to sweat blood to get me onto a laptop are long gone. Sure, if I get slung onto some random old machine there are still wrinkles, but from what I see on the Windows support forums, that's hardly unique." <update> The story is actually from GrokLaw originally - credit where credit is due.

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  1. I have a jar of blood in the garage to prove it! by grumpygrodyguy · · Score: 4, Funny

    The days when my poor user had to sweat blood to get me onto a laptop are long gone.

    The days may be long gone, but they haunt my memories and have me running XP.

    --
    The government has a defect: it's potentially democratic. Corporations have no defect: they're pure tyrannies. -Chomsky
  2. Re:"assertations"? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Assertation" is a word used instead of "assertion" by someone who finds they've got a spare syllable lying around and nowhere to put it. It's a bit like "irregardless".

  3. How to Kill John Dvorak's career by Thomas_C_Kelly · · Score: 5, Funny

    How to Kill John Dvorak's career ~ stop reading his articles.