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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. Erm... by setirw · · Score: 5, Funny

    http://blogs.sun.com/roller/resources/roumen/micro soft_old_small.jpg

    How did Microsoft become so successful, then? ;)

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    1. Re:Erm... by ziggamon2.0 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Can't you see?

      They had actual _girls_ in there!

  2. Re:What? by krbvroc1 · · Score: 4, Funny
    Does -anyone- wear sandals and a ponytail anymore? That's kind of cliche.

    Thats so Jesus.

  3. Richard Reid-Stallman by ScottCooperDotNet · · Score: 4, Funny
    Could Richard Stallman be part of the problem?

    Messiah figures don't work for software.

    Linux + Business Suits = Success.

  4. Slows Adoption of Everything! by Prien715 · · Score: 4, Funny

    There was this religion started by some guy with sandals and a ponytail about peace and goodwill. Suits really didn't like him, nailed him to a tree. Don't remember if it caught on or not....

    There was also some strange government of people with ponytails and almost-sandals with the idea of "liberty or death" and "all men created equal".....

    I can't remember if either of these things exist anymore, but if they do, I bet the people in them are OK with ponytails and sandals.

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  5. Well ... by s20451 · · Score: 5, Funny

    If nothing else, that picture proves that there is such a thing as the opposite of pornography.

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  6. Re:If you hired a plumber by Black+Copter+Control · · Score: 5, Funny
    I'd say that this is actually a counter-example. Would you trust a plumber who shows up at your door wearing cologne, a 3-piece suit, a tie and carrying his 'tools' in one of those 6" thick briefcases that you sometimes see lawyers carrying around??

    "Let him in, I'm expecting him", your partner yells to you from the bathroom as you're heading out the door....

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  7. Re:"sandal and ponytail set" vs. "suit and tie" by airjrdn · · Score: 4, Funny

    Damn, how freaking old are you?

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