Google is not a part of the government, it is a business, and their action in their business interest is not "McCarthyism." Not tolerating sexism within their employees is not censorship, it is good business. Men have been dominant in the workplace for a long time, but this is cultural phenomenon that is in and of itself open to change. Modern development has reduced the friction around change, and conservatism is the reaction to that. Google is a company that has profited and facility rapid change, and they have clearly stated that as a goal. If an employee publishes a screed that is critical of this goal, and the screed is itself a promotion of a repressive attitude, they are well within their rights to fire the employee. Sexism, xenophobia, et al. are repressive attitudes that create a toxic work environment.
I have been using Linux since 1996, and I am finding Gnome 3 to be very usable. I upgraded to Fedora 15 on a four year old Dell D520, and it has been a really good experience. I admit that it was a huge change at first, but I haven't found much to complain about. I missed the ability to shade my windows, but now I'm used to rotating them out on the fly. On thing I have learned in 15+ years of being a sysadmin is to approach changes with an open mind. Sometimes changes do flat out suck, but for me, Gnome 3 is a success.
You mean you wouldn't use linux for small business.
Small business owners don't wan't to learn about and probably don't need to know about the right computing technology. They are always to pennywise and pound short, spending money on perceived ease of use (i.e. point and click; any monkey with a wrench can and does use and service it) technology. How many small businesses do you know that use the extensible technology built in to M$ Office?
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Google is not a part of the government, it is a business, and their action in their business interest is not "McCarthyism." Not tolerating sexism within their employees is not censorship, it is good business. Men have been dominant in the workplace for a long time, but this is cultural phenomenon that is in and of itself open to change. Modern development has reduced the friction around change, and conservatism is the reaction to that. Google is a company that has profited and facility rapid change, and they have clearly stated that as a goal. If an employee publishes a screed that is critical of this goal, and the screed is itself a promotion of a repressive attitude, they are well within their rights to fire the employee. Sexism, xenophobia, et al. are repressive attitudes that create a toxic work environment.
Oh my God! It's happening. The CHUDs are here! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087015/
I have been using Linux since 1996, and I am finding Gnome 3 to be very usable. I upgraded to Fedora 15 on a four year old Dell D520, and it has been a really good experience. I admit that it was a huge change at first, but I haven't found much to complain about. I missed the ability to shade my windows, but now I'm used to rotating them out on the fly. On thing I have learned in 15+ years of being a sysadmin is to approach changes with an open mind. Sometimes changes do flat out suck, but for me, Gnome 3 is a success.
You mean you wouldn't use linux for small business. Small business owners don't wan't to learn about and probably don't need to know about the right computing technology. They are always to pennywise and pound short, spending money on perceived ease of use (i.e. point and click; any monkey with a wrench can and does use and service it) technology. How many small businesses do you know that use the extensible technology built in to M$ Office?