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Linux Desktop Ready, Says Mainstream Media
DeathElk writes, "The Sydney Morning Herald recently featured an article espousing the virtues of desktop Linux. From the article: 'Linux is shedding its hard-core techie image in a bid to woo ordinary human beings seeking an easy-to-use operating system that can be downloaded for free.' Is this a step forward for widespread GNU/Linux desktop adoption? Too bad the article doesn't mention the large range of live CD/DVD distributions available for try-before-you-fly, or the range of Windows applications tested and working under Wine." Also, the article is slightly unclear on the concept of open source, defining it as an arrangement "where the source code can be modified upon the request of users or other developers."
The mainstream media is never confused with the meaning of open source.
Lies.
"If you don't have eyes you shouldn't have wings" -- Carl Pilkington
What about the geeks who use Linux because it's not mainstream? What will they use now? Dragonfly?
-uso.
What you hear in the ear, preach from the rooftop Matthew 10.27b
"Linux Desktop Ready, Says Mainstream Media"
"World is Ending! says People in General." A lone man on a streetcorner was quoted....
FTA, Ubuntu's marketing slogan - "Linux for human beings"
I feel like pluto, according to Ubuntu, I'm no longer human...
I like Windows XP Home Edition much more than the Linus-operative system.
... plus even more!"
It is the most powerful operating-system for Pee Cees. It looks not as metrosexually-oriented as Mac OS X by Steve "Rim" Jobs and has 1,0000,0000 times more softwares that the Linus-operating-system (I mean real software, not shareware like GUN).
Plus, it comes with every Pee Cee for free. People who have grown acusstomt to paying RatHat 699 $$$ or more can hardly beleive this when I consult them with my proffesional Internet- and Network-Service-Center-Bureau.
When I have a new customer, I take him to the back-room to show him the "alternative" to XP Home, which is Suse Linus 7.0.
I have set-up an old Pentium 133Hz and a small monochrome monitor to show the customer what Linux looks and feels like.
I have it set-up so it runs a fullscreen-Flash-splash-screen on the KDE-4-beta-desktop. It takes 13 min until the mouse cursor responds.
The customer will then make a sound like: "BAH!"
Then I tell them: "See, this is how it is if we let the communists make software."
Then we have a good laugh, wich is psycologically valuable for the customer-relationship.
I always tell them:
"Windows XP Home Edition is all you can do to embiggen the producationality of your human resourcers and empower to leverage the outcome-bottomlime of your stickholders
My customers usually are like: "OMG!"
You should really try it one day; it has a very nice light-reddish color theme to hit your tastes.
Thank you!
Until Dvorak or Enderle say so, it is NOT so.
It's either on the beat or off the beat, it's that easy.
I moderate therefore I rule!
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How exactly does one Australian newspaper with a circulation of 365,000 (Wikipedia) count as the mainstream media?
Slashdot has spoken.
Because the newspaper office lies on the banks of the main stream flowing through town.
1. The check is in the mail
2. I'm from the government, and I'm here to help you.
3. I won't cum in your mouth.
4. Linux is ready for the desktop.
Pffft. What does Dvorak know about computers? He couldn't even figure out where the keys were supposed to go...
This guy's the limit!
The Aussie paper saw that "Bruce" was a staunch proponent of OSS, and figured if it's good enough for Bruce, it's good enough for everyone!
"Win treats sysadmins better than users. Mac treats users better than sysadmins. Linux treats everyone like sysadmins."
My customers usually are like: "OMG!"
you forgot the PONIES!
...does it have the latest version of "Microsoft Drm?" Because I'm not buying it if it doesn't manage my digital rights.
Step into a huge movement. Don't Tread In Me.
Be careful, some slashbot with an impaired sense of humor will come along and tell you it's a different dvorak. It happened to me, IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU TOO!
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
I've only been using it on the desktop for 6 years, and now it's finally ready!
Why is it that many people who claim to support standards have such atrocious spelling and grammar?
Really? It's a perfectly cromulent word.
>But didn't you just say you used Ubuntu?
Fake mustache falls off...
Oh my God, it's Ballmer! Get him!!!!
Summation 2
Look, it's simple to get an ipod to mount automatically, it was VERY CLEARLY EXPLAINED in this post to the kernel mailing list last may. you just have to apply the patch like this and recompile:
note that the procedure is different if you are running Ubuntu "Dumpy Doper" releas on an Apple PPC with an nVidia card, as CLEARLY EXPLAINED in this forum thread.
noob.