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Dvorak on the LinuxWorld Fracas

Posted by Zonk on from the fuel-on-the-fire dept.

An anonymous reader writes "John C. Dvorak has entered the fray, offering his opinion on the O'Gara LinuxWorld flap. From the article: '...the Linux community is slowly evolving into a state of mob rule, with the cheerleaders being paranoid crackpot leftovers from the waning days of Amiga.' "

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  1. You dare defile Amiga!? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nice troll. Where is that quote in the article? Crackpot leftovers from the waning days of Amiga MY ASS!

    *smashes keyboard in half*

    And I don't want to take your stupid little javascript survey either, damn I need a smoke.

  2. Stop Quoting Dvorak by null+etc. · · Score: 5, Funny
    Listen, you know what would truly be news? The day that Dvorak says something Score +5: Insightful. This guy is less coherent and competent than my grandmother, who is dead.

    As it is, all pending Dvorak story submissions should be entitled:

    Opinions are like assholes - no one wants a whiff of Dvorak's.

  3. A pundit moth chasing after the flames by frag+thief · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dvorak: "In the olden days, O'Gara would have been given a medal for generating readership."

    Earning another medal then, John?

  4. Re:Paranoid crackpots by whitehatlurker · · Score: 5, Funny
    Thanks for .sig idea, John. I was getting paranoid about not having one.

    --
    .. paranoid crackpot leftover from the days of Amiga.
  5. Re:Cheap shot by Seanasy · · Score: 5, Funny
    No community deserves to be tarred with a single brush.

    And he should be careful not to paint and feather into a corner. When you mess with a bull you have to break a few eggs. Or something...