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Five Things You Can't Discuss about Linux
gondwannabe writes "Here are Five Things You Aren't Allowed to Discuss About Linux. With considerable chutzpa, an insightful Rob Enderle takes on what he considers five dogmas in the OSS community and explains why they're wrong. Examples: Linux is secure, "communes" actually work in the long haul, and that Linux is "pro-developer."
Remember, Enderle is the guy who's predicted the demise of the Macintosh more than anyone else. If there's a topic involving the Mac, Windows, or Linux, there's no question he'll be on the wrong side of it. It's amazing to see a pundit come in at a full 1750 MiliDvorak's on the Idiot Tech Pundit Scale.
But don't take my word for, as Google confirms the objective truth:
Rob Enderle insightful: 9,270 hits, Rob Enderle idiot: 32.200 hits
Anytime I read the phrase "Rob Enderle says," I know I can stop reading right there.
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The Five Things You Arent Allowed to Discuss About Linux
Posted by Rob Enderle on Monday 26 February 2007 at 7:44 pm
One: Is Linux a Myth?
Because "Linux" comes in so many different distros, he claims there no such specific thing as Linux. Just like there are so many different versions of Windows, that there's no such specific thing as "Windows"? Five minutes in the penalty box with a beginners book on set theory.
Two: Is Linux Secure? Based on his answer to One above, he proclaims that any technical analysis of security is impossible, but he will concentrate on other vulnerabilities unique to Linux. He then goes off on a tangent about "pretexting", which is a security vulnerability common to all systems, which at the end of the diatribe, he even admits. A few backhanded barbs about "commie spies" are included.
Three: Do Communes Work? First he answers "yes, it looks like it", but then goes off about how the commune isn't a happy fairyland where all the members get along (I don't recall any promise of that). He follows on with a silly tangent about the GPL sneaking into your office and stealing all your intellectual property. Yet another idiot who is offended that GPL isn't Public Domain, so people can't just take stuff released under it, polish it, and sell it proprietary-style.
Four: Is Linux Pro-Developer, or Pro-You? Ill-formed argument-- a continuation of his GPL rant above, really-- claiming you can't make money at Linux because it is not a Ferrari, it's a Ford? Then a weird rant about how the recent reduction in outsourcing is making UNIX and mainframes the hot new thing? This guy's all over the map.
Is Linux is Open? He says Linux isn't open because every time he opens his mouth and says something really, really stupid, everyone calls him an idiot and tells him to shut up.
Once again, proof that there's nothing so irritating as a dumbass who thinks he's smart.
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