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Oracle Linux Adopters Suffer Backlash

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the plure-jealousy dept.

atbarboz writes "One of the first converts to Oracle's support for Linux said it has endured a public backlash since its decision to drop Red Hat. 'Melbourne company Opes Prime Stockbroking told ZDNet Australia that in the weeks following its announcement to adopt Oracle Linux, upset Linux enthusiasts phoned, e-mailed and wrote about the company online to complain at the decision. "People called us out of the blue to tell us we were idiots," said Opes executive director Anthony Blumberg.'"

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  1. Don't believe a word by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Linux users would never be THAT stupid, it's just Microsoft's guerrilla PR tactics aimed at discouraging linux use. Ballmer probably made half the calls himself... oops it's guerrilla not gorilla. My bad, Ballmer wasn't involved at all then.

    I can even see the marketing campaign to accompany this "Beyond idiocy - Windows vista".

  2. Religion. by Savage-Rabbit · · Score: 5, Funny

    Linux is an OS, not a religion. You're must be new here....
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    Only to idiots, are orders laws.
    -- Henning von Tresckow
  3. Re:I can't blame them one bit by illegalcortex · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm going to need to see you'RE grammar license, sir.
    Oh, the ironing!
  4. Re:stupid users by QuantumRiff · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why? After all, the geek campaign to convince people to not use the word "HACKER" to mean a malicious computer attacker was so successful, right?

    Sorry, couldn't resist!

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    What are we going to do tonight Brain?
  5. Re:Advocacy or idiocy, it's all in the approach by Adambomb · · Score: 5, Funny

    Or, its advocacy like this that gives idiocy a bad name.

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    Ice Cream has no bones.
  6. Re:stupid users by moochfish · · Score: 4, Funny

    Linux is an OS, not a religion.


    Exactly. It is not a religion! The nerve of some people...

    I prefer to call it a cult.
  7. Re:stupid users by stor · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can we stop doing this now? People around here know that "Linux" is a kernel. We get it. We've gotten it for the past 10 years. Here's the deal: when used in this context - and just about any other - the term "Linux" refers "a Linux distribution". You realize this, right? Of course.


    Agreed. People should also stop saying "Bzzzt... wrong". It makes them sound like a pretentious turd.

    Cheers,
    Stor
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    "Yeah well there's a lot of stuff that should be, but isn't"
  8. The Cult of Linux by nbritton · · Score: 5, Funny

    "How dare you! Linux *is* a religion, the heathens shall repent!"
    Yep that about sums up why I use BSD instead. IIRC the saying goes something like... "Linux Is for People Who Hate Microsoft, BSD Is for People Who Love UNIX"