In response to the dastardly assault against the twin (mini-)towers, the President of Debian drew a line in the sand and immediately announced the invasion of Slackware.
...I am simply astounded that a major corporation would just give out free sounds to the people. Microsoft could never unclench their evil moneygrubbing fists like that. I mean to be able to clearly distinguish between tracks is just the kind of brilliant useability detail that the Linux crowd fail to pay attention to but which has been the hallmark of Jobs' vision from the beginning. Just holding my ipod and thinking about it is causing a warm tingle in my pants.
Nothing says I love you like a simple gold band engraved with the runes of the black speech of Mordor. Why years from now your spouse will be fondly calling it her "preciousss."
Yes I should, and I would too, if I was american, or richer. But we have starving distributions in europe too. So I buy boxed sets from Mandrake [mandrake-linux.com] instead.
Call me evil if you like, but I only have this much money, and I prefer to support something closer to home.
You said you wouldn't use Red Hat "even if they gave me a free boxed set." so the financial argument is a bogus excuse on your part. Your true motive seems to be nationalistic. Everyone likes to support the home team, there's nothing wrong with that but why make this pretense of being in some kind of virtuous protest against Yankee imperialism?
And speaking of low standards I find it disturbing that you call me a facist because I don't use your favourite distro.
If English is not your native language you can be forgiven for not understanding what analogy means. I did not call you a fascist. (You are by your own admission a nationalist but that's not the same thing.) I said just because many Europeans are Fascists (an objective fact) it would be silly to be prejudiced against Europeans who are not fascists. In the same way
just because some US companies are immoral (also an objective fact) it is silly to be prejudiced against innocent US companies. Oh btw my favorite distro is Debian.
By all means, go out and buy a truckload of RedHat7.3, it's more power to you. But don't tell me what to do, OK?
Do whatever the hell you want. I'm just pointing out your stated reasons for what you do are stupid.
I won't use Redhat, or for that matter any linux distribution based in the US. It doesn't matter if they are good (and Redhat is) or if they offer me a rebate, or even a free boxed set.
The reason I won't is that I don't trust people like the senator from Disney (Hollings).
I think there is a real chance that oss will be outlawed or at least restricted in nasty ways in the US in the next five years.
Even by slashdots low standards, this post reaches a new low in, twisted illogical reasoning. Disney and Microsoft are bad so you're going to punish Red Hat???? What if we extend your analogy a little? "I'm not going to have anything to do with Black people or Jews because with the recent wave of synagogue bombings, political gains by fascists, and anti-immigrant sentiment in Europe, there is a strong chance they may be outlawed or restricted in nasty ways in the next five years. So I'm going to stick to White Christians until European lawmakers get their shit together." Does that make any sense?
If the political situation in the US is your concern, you should be buying Red Hat (and other US open source companies) products by the truckload so they have the resources to fight back.
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...is how to keep 50 top experts locked up in an executive retreat for three days.
In response to the dastardly assault against the twin (mini-)towers, the President of Debian drew a line in the sand and immediately announced the invasion of Slackware.
While the Human Race's resume is certainly impressive, without an MCSE we cannot accept it for this position. Best of luck in your future endeavours.
You are prejudiced. You assumed that most users of Linux are long-haired Army-hating hippies.
No he assumed most Linux users are near-sighted, potato-shaped nerds.
/me enlists in the 3077th Towel Boy Regiment.
In the hippie future you would have to take mosquitos to small claims court.
I can see it now. The defense lawyer Johnny Coakroach says "If it hasn't bit you must acquit."
...Use the shoe or the shovel to attack Allied troops at the Baghdad airport and they will commit suicide for triple points.
Theo DeRaadts' personality infringes on patents held by RMS.
...I am simply astounded that a major corporation would just give out free sounds to the people. Microsoft could never unclench their evil moneygrubbing fists like that. I mean to be able to clearly distinguish between tracks is just the kind of brilliant useability detail that the Linux crowd fail to pay attention to but which has been the hallmark of Jobs' vision from the beginning. Just holding my ipod and thinking about it is causing a warm tingle in my pants.
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Nothing says I love you like a simple gold band engraved with the runes of the black speech of Mordor. Why years from now your spouse will be fondly calling it her "preciousss."
How has only being able to capture diagonally affected your life?
Yes I should, and I would too, if I was american, or richer. But we have starving distributions in europe too. So I buy boxed sets from Mandrake [mandrake-linux.com] instead. Call me evil if you like, but I only have this much money, and I prefer to support something closer to home.
You said you wouldn't use Red Hat "even if they gave me a free boxed set." so the financial argument is a bogus excuse on your part. Your true motive seems to be nationalistic. Everyone likes to support the home team, there's nothing wrong with that but why make this pretense of being in some kind of virtuous protest against Yankee imperialism?
And speaking of low standards I find it disturbing that you call me a facist because I don't use your favourite distro.
If English is not your native language you can be forgiven for not understanding what analogy means. I did not call you a fascist. (You are by your own admission a nationalist but that's not the same thing.) I said just because many Europeans are Fascists (an objective fact) it would be silly to be prejudiced against Europeans who are not fascists. In the same way just because some US companies are immoral (also an objective fact) it is silly to be prejudiced against innocent US companies. Oh btw my favorite distro is Debian.
By all means, go out and buy a truckload of RedHat7.3, it's more power to you. But don't tell me what to do, OK?
Do whatever the hell you want. I'm just pointing out your stated reasons for what you do are stupid.
I won't use Redhat, or for that matter any linux distribution based in the US. It doesn't matter if they are good (and Redhat is) or if they offer me a rebate, or even a free boxed set.
The reason I won't is that I don't trust people like the senator from Disney (Hollings). I think there is a real chance that oss will be outlawed or at least restricted in nasty ways in the US in the next five years.
Even by slashdots low standards, this post reaches a new low in, twisted illogical reasoning. Disney and Microsoft are bad so you're going to punish Red Hat???? What if we extend your analogy a little? "I'm not going to have anything to do with Black people or Jews because with the recent wave of synagogue bombings, political gains by fascists, and anti-immigrant sentiment in Europe, there is a strong chance they may be outlawed or restricted in nasty ways in the next five years. So I'm going to stick to White Christians until European lawmakers get their shit together." Does that make any sense?
If the political situation in the US is your concern, you should be buying Red Hat (and other US open source companies) products by the truckload so they have the resources to fight back.
I volunteer to guard Eva Savalot.