I agree with you completely, as far as the operating system being taken seriously is concerned.
As for the last paragraph, however, two months ago I downloaded SLED 10 (Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10) onto my brand new Dell Latitude D620 (purchased online), and it found my embedded WiFi, BlueTooth, CD/DVD burner, network, modem (like I need one), correct video, and other peripherals, without my having to sudo even once.
And it's not necessarily on the top of his head. After dealing with all the exact crap Rob himself had mentioned, I have to agree with just about all of his illiterate, biased, and unprofessional comments. It might take a few years, but I believe the Linux community will end up destroying its own operating system from the inside out. Why else would this article hit such a sensitive nerve and spark such a debate? Because he's wrong? No, I believe it's because down deep the flamers know he's telling the truth, but are in violent denial of those threats to their primal security.
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I agree with you completely, as far as the operating system being taken seriously is concerned. As for the last paragraph, however, two months ago I downloaded SLED 10 (Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10) onto my brand new Dell Latitude D620 (purchased online), and it found my embedded WiFi, BlueTooth, CD/DVD burner, network, modem (like I need one), correct video, and other peripherals, without my having to sudo even once.
And it's not necessarily on the top of his head. After dealing with all the exact crap Rob himself had mentioned, I have to agree with just about all of his illiterate, biased, and unprofessional comments. It might take a few years, but I believe the Linux community will end up destroying its own operating system from the inside out. Why else would this article hit such a sensitive nerve and spark such a debate? Because he's wrong? No, I believe it's because down deep the flamers know he's telling the truth, but are in violent denial of those threats to their primal security.