If as much time spent developing great software for running Win32 binaries and strengthening Microsoft's position, was spent towards building a plethora of open-source multimedia applications, we'd be a lot better off.
I hear this argument from time to time, and it makes me wonder. The argument assumes that every Linux user who voices their opinion against Microsoft is also a top notch programmer. Sadly, this isn't true. If these people did expend as much energy into programming as they do into complaining about Microsoft, it's doubtful they would be able to produce anything useful. I tend to believe that most of the really talented Linux programmers focus most of their energy on the code they write. That's what makes them as good as they are. The more vocal group includes the rest who have little or no programming talent. If they are unable to program, then they will try to support Linux by doing what they do well, making noise. A lot of this noise may reflect badly on us, but it at least lets the public know we're here.
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If as much time spent developing great software for running Win32 binaries and strengthening Microsoft's position, was spent towards building a plethora of open-source multimedia applications, we'd be a lot better off.
I hear this argument from time to time, and it makes me wonder. The argument assumes that every Linux user who voices their opinion against Microsoft is also a top notch programmer. Sadly, this isn't true. If these people did expend as much energy into programming as they do into complaining about Microsoft, it's doubtful they would be able to produce anything useful. I tend to believe that most of the really talented Linux programmers focus most of their energy on the code they write. That's what makes them as good as they are. The more vocal group includes the rest who have little or no programming talent. If they are unable to program, then they will try to support Linux by doing what they do well, making noise. A lot of this noise may reflect badly on us, but it at least lets the public know we're here.
Wow, this is even better than Microsoft's keyboard. See http://www.mackido.com/Humor/MSKeyboar d.html. Control-Alt-Delete -- what more do you need with Microsoft?