A company falls for the Linux hype and is now about to fall off the face of the Earth. Where have I heard this before? Oh, *I* remember: VA Linux stock hit a new low today.
Linux - "Where do you want to cash your unemployment check today?"
What must be truly shocking to you is that even after 30 years, people still do not want to run Unix applications. And I'm guessing that you've never networked more than two machines together if you don't think that there's any adminning involved in setting up a system for an entire school using servers and dumb terminals.
People, particularly kids, do not want to run the junk (sorry, but it's true) that passes for apps on Linux. If you're looking to turn them against Linux from a very early age, you're off to a good start. Just wait until they see the apps that their friends get to use at other schools, or wonder why they can't use the same quality apps that they have at home on their Win/Mac machines.
"H-h-hey, Mister? I'd like to buy one sandwich and one cup of soup. Oh, and if it's all right, can I have four plates and bowls so that I can split it up with my wife and kids?"
"You got it, pal. That'll be $4.50."
*fumbling with floppy disks* "Well, umm, I'm a bit low on cash, but I've got lots of code under the GPL!"
*blank stare*
"Please, my family hasn't eaten for three days now!"
"Sir, would you and your family please exit the premises." *watches code-jockey leave, one finger on the silent alarm* "Next?"
No doubt that the parent was a trollish comment, but it's also one of the best nutshell explanations for why people pay extra for the Oracles of the world. Sorry to see that it was modded down so quickly.
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A company falls for the Linux hype and is now about to fall off the face of the Earth. Where have I heard this before? Oh, *I* remember: VA Linux stock hit a new low today.
Linux - "Where do you want to cash your unemployment check today?"
What must be truly shocking to you is that even after 30 years, people still do not want to run Unix applications. And I'm guessing that you've never networked more than two machines together if you don't think that there's any adminning involved in setting up a system for an entire school using servers and dumb terminals.
People, particularly kids, do not want to run the junk (sorry, but it's true) that passes for apps on Linux. If you're looking to turn them against Linux from a very early age, you're off to a good start. Just wait until they see the apps that their friends get to use at other schools, or wonder why they can't use the same quality apps that they have at home on their Win/Mac machines.
"H-h-hey, Mister? I'd like to buy one sandwich and one cup of soup. Oh, and if it's all right, can I have four plates and bowls so that I can split it up with my wife and kids?"
"You got it, pal. That'll be $4.50."
*fumbling with floppy disks* "Well, umm, I'm a bit low on cash, but I've got lots of code under the GPL!"
*blank stare*
"Please, my family hasn't eaten for three days now!"
"Sir, would you and your family please exit the premises." *watches code-jockey leave, one finger on the silent alarm* "Next?"
"Where do you want to cash your unemployment check today?"
After getting constantly inundated by the Slashdot groupthink, I almost thought you were being serious. You were kidding, right?
Then I could've turned on CNBC to watch VA Linux's stock fall to an all-time low!
Instead of cutting down trees to make these things, they could make them at bargain-basement prices out of loads of worthless VA Linux stock.
No doubt that the parent was a trollish comment, but it's also one of the best nutshell explanations for why people pay extra for the Oracles of the world. Sorry to see that it was modded down so quickly.
You'll have to excuse Tim O'Reilly for that one — he's just an out-of-touch old codger trying to kiss some ass. How sad and lame.