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Sandals and Ponytails Behind Slow Linux Adoption

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the shave-and-a-haircut dept.

Eric Giguere writes "CNet is reporting that according to former Massachusetts CIO Peter Quinn 'the lax dress code of the open-source community is one of the reasons behind the software's slow uptake in commercial environments.' In particular, Quinn blames the 'sandal and ponytail set' for sluggish adoption of Linux by businesses and governments." From the article: "Quinn, who faced plenty of scrutiny over his support of the OpenDocument standards-based office document format, said proponents of open source in government faced formidable opposition from vested interests if they went public."

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  1. Actually, it's the marijuana by jfengel · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Specifically, the marijuana that Quinn has clearly been smoking. There are a host of factors behind the reluctance to switch to Linux desktops: unfamiliarity, MS lock-in, intertia, the confusing array of different Linux distros, not to mention the number of Slashdotters themselves who will tell you that Linux isn't completely ready for the desktop yet.

    If Quinn thinks that my footwear is the deciding factor, I wish he'd quit bogarting that joint.

  2. "sandal and ponytail set" vs. "suit and tie" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Here we have the age-old clash between the following sets of people.

    set #1
    ------
    1. "sandal and ponytail set"
    2. geek (a.k.a. SlashDotter)
    3. Einstein

    set #2
    ------
    1. "suit and tie"
    2. dumb jock
    3. neo-conservative Republican/Democrat

    Which group of people is more likely to understand technology and its implications for society?

    Look closely at the picture of Einstein at the top of the SlashDot web page. If he had attended public school in straight-laced, suit-and-tie Mississippi in the 1950s, the clean-cut students in the class would have laughed at him, bullied him, and probably lynched him. Just look at Einstein's hair and his goofy personality.

  3. Re:chicken or egg by killjoe · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Ha Ha. Hollyweird. That's funny dude. I get it. They are weird because they don't think like you!. LOL. That's fucking hilarious dude.

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    evil is as evil does
  4. Re:Yeah... by James_Aguilar · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I had to LOL at that spelling of acquisition. I hope someone mods you +5 funny just for that. It's OK, everyone has brain-farts now and then. :)

    (For the record, when I first wrote this comment, I spelled it "aquisition," which is also wrong. I was about to hit, "Post," but then I was like, "Damn, wouldn't it look retarded if I spelled it wrong too?" Thank God I did that or else HUMILIATION == ULTIMATE.)