Linux has to stand for something more than just being anti-Microsoft.
99.9% of the people out there just want something that's going to let them get their job done. All this fanaticism does is makes people think that this is for people who hate Microsoft so much that they're willing to put up with less functionality.
If you think computing is nothing more than reading a bunch of text, then perhaps you should pull your head out of your ass and get a clue.
All you Linux chumps are stuck in rather-push-a-Linux-than-drive-a-Microsoft land. You're so used to lack of functionality you're starting to view it a blessing rather than a curse.
So damn what if the word to graphic ratio is 1:30.
Before they can port the thing, they'd have to choose one of the GUIs to port it to. They would never do this because that would instantly legitimize that GUI, there-by removing Linux' Achille's Heel: the lack of a standard GUI.
Linux will never go mainstream unless and until there is a standard GUI so Microsoft isn't going to waste it's time dealing with it.
You guys can dream on about how great Linux is, but people are using it through the UI, so in reality there a whole bunch of 'Linux' s out there. And so long as there is a percieved confusion you can forget about Microsoft bothering with it.
Besides, you guys all seems to enjoy the pain of using the things, so why not stick with it the way it is?
Yeah man, the mouse is for pussies! Computers have been going down hill ever since the icon was invented.
Punch cards are the way to go if you ask me; it just gets you "closer" to the hardware. You gain a sense of oneness that you young whipper-snappers just haven't experienced.
What will the name of the Time Warner Browser be when it is finally released?
This might be the most highly capitalized and visible company yet to benefit from the hard work of all those open source volunteers out there. I would imagine that it can only help to have highly visible people heading these companies so you have someone you can rally around. This would be especially true on those late nights when you're stuck on a difficult bug.
Knowing that all your hard work is making Ted Turner's portfolio bloat even larger must certainly give one a warm sense of satisfaction.
I'm sure the soldiers who help Caeser defeat the Gauls must have felt something similar; of course, they at least got a plot of land when they retired. Open source developers only get the joy of knowing they're helping someone else grow richer. Perhaps Time Warner could send out a bronze bust of Ted Turner to everyone who contributes to the source tree?
Complain? Damn it, how can I complain when I voluntarily build a company's product for them? Red Hat is Linux and Linux is Red Hat as far as the general public is concerned - and they're the ones who really matter. Mike is the CTO of Red Hat, so Mike says what goes and what doesn't. I like Mike.
Cool. Now there's someone we can rally around. The harder you work, the better Linux is, the more Mike's stock options are going to be worth.
I vow not to rest until Mike is a millionaire.
I don't care how hard I have to work, how little I see of the outside world, how little sleep I get - knowing that my hard work is making Mike a rich man makes it all worth it.
How the hell do you know how much "undeniably genius" these folks have? Granted, they are smart marketeers. But just broadcasting a bunch of surly comments about how much of a bunch of ham-fisted morons Microsoft coders are doesn't make you a genius.
Red Hat is Linux as far as the general public is concerned and they now have the market capitalization to keep it that way. Why would anyone use this distro anyway?
Red Hat has the money and marketing clout to continue its progress towards making itself synonymous with Linux. Users of the Debian distro will slowly find themselves being 'disconnected' from the main body of RedHat/Linux users and development.
If Microsoft picked one of the standard UIs to release their big applications on - say 0ffice2000 and IE5.5, that UI and Linux itself would immediately gain legitimacy.
The bottom line is: Linux developers are building Red Hat's product for them for free. You may be having fun doing it, and it may make you many things, but one thing for sure that it makes you in my mind: a chump.
I like working on cars, but I'm going to go down to Chevy and build their cars for them.
Why don't the developers get together for a class action lawsuit and at least get a slice of the pie?
Didn't the AOL volunteers do such a thing? It seems to me there's a precident here.
It's one thing to bust your ass for your own greater glory, but how can you sit back and watch someone else profit handsomely from someone else's labor?
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4004,8008,8085,8086,80186,80286,80386,80486 ... ?
Boy did the Win2000 get ignored today or what?
Cool that a Linux release came today to spoil the "party".
Although this should have us worried:
http://www.tpc.org/new_result/ttperf.idc
How many programers are involved in writing windows?
How many programers are involved in writing Linux?
I'm sure they're about equal, but Microsoft's work full time; Linux just has a bunch of shut-ins working after hours.
How many people have been killed as a direct result of relying on Windows?
Given enough government backing, many of these ideas could succeed.
We need to keep the almost 800,000 postal workers employeed or this could have major repurcusions in the economy.
Linux has to stand for something more than just being anti-Microsoft.
99.9% of the people out there just want something that's going to let them get their job done. All this fanaticism does is makes people think that this is for people who hate Microsoft so much that they're willing to put up with less functionality.
Talk about missing the blinding flash of light.
Listen buddy: wake up; it's the year 2000.
If you think computing is nothing more than reading a bunch of text, then perhaps you should pull your head out of your ass and get a clue.
All you Linux chumps are stuck in rather-push-a-Linux-than-drive-a-Microsoft land. You're so used to lack of functionality you're starting to view it a blessing rather than a curse.
So damn what if the word to graphic ratio is 1:30.
Before they can port the thing, they'd have to choose one of the GUIs to port it to. They would never do this because that would instantly legitimize that GUI, there-by removing Linux' Achille's Heel: the lack of a standard GUI.
Linux will never go mainstream unless and until there is a standard GUI so Microsoft isn't going to waste it's time dealing with it.
You guys can dream on about how great Linux is, but people are using it through the UI, so in reality there a whole bunch of 'Linux' s out there. And so long as there is a percieved confusion you can forget about Microsoft bothering with it.
Besides, you guys all seems to enjoy the pain of using the things, so why not stick with it the way it is?
Yeah man, the mouse is for pussies! Computers have been going down hill ever since the icon was invented.
Punch cards are the way to go if you ask me; it just gets you "closer" to the hardware. You gain a sense of oneness that you young whipper-snappers just haven't experienced.
What will the name of the Time Warner Browser be when it is finally released?
This might be the most highly capitalized and visible company yet to benefit from the hard work of all those open source volunteers out there. I would imagine that it can only help to have highly visible people heading these companies so you have someone you can rally around. This would be especially true on those late nights when you're stuck on a difficult bug.
Knowing that all your hard work is making Ted Turner's portfolio bloat even larger must certainly give one a warm sense of satisfaction.
I'm sure the soldiers who help Caeser defeat the Gauls must have felt something similar; of course, they at least got a plot of land when they retired. Open source developers only get the joy of knowing they're helping someone else grow richer. Perhaps Time Warner could send out a bronze bust of Ted Turner to everyone who contributes to the source tree?
Complain? Damn it, how can I complain when I voluntarily build a company's product for them? Red Hat is Linux and Linux is Red Hat as far as the general public is concerned - and they're the ones who really matter. Mike is the CTO of Red Hat, so Mike says what goes and what doesn't. I like Mike.
Remember: Mike's Wealth is Linux' Health.
What more motivation do you need?!
Cool. Now there's someone we can rally around. The harder you work, the better Linux is, the more Mike's stock options are going to be worth.
I vow not to rest until Mike is a millionaire.
I don't care how hard I have to work, how little I see of the outside world, how little sleep I get - knowing that my hard work is making Mike a rich man makes it all worth it.
How the hell do you know how much "undeniably genius" these folks have? Granted, they are smart marketeers. But just broadcasting a bunch of surly comments about how much of a bunch of ham-fisted morons Microsoft coders are doesn't make you a genius.
If code is released to the world and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?
It's here
Red Hat is Linux as far as the general public is concerned and they now have the market capitalization to keep it that way. Why would anyone use this distro anyway?
Red Hat has the money and marketing clout to continue its progress towards making itself synonymous with Linux. Users of the Debian distro will slowly find themselves being 'disconnected' from the main body of RedHat/Linux users and development.
Number of sites is a meaningless statistic. All other reports continue to show IIS growing in pages actually served over the internet.
If Microsoft picked one of the standard UIs to release their big applications on - say 0ffice2000 and IE5.5, that UI and Linux itself would immediately gain legitimacy.
Well, if you want enough applications to make it a viable choice for the mainstream, someone's going to have to pick one.
There needs to be a standard user interface.
The bottom line is: Linux developers are building Red Hat's product for them for free. You may be having fun doing it, and it may make you many things, but one thing for sure that it makes you in my mind: a chump.
I like working on cars, but I'm going to go down to Chevy and build their cars for them.
Why don't the developers get together for a class action lawsuit and at least get a slice of the pie?
Didn't the AOL volunteers do such a thing? It seems to me there's a precident here.
It's one thing to bust your ass for your own greater glory, but how can you sit back and watch someone else profit handsomely from someone else's labor?
I'm going long on Compaq this morning. Expect a big pop in the stock from this one.
It's exactly this kind of forward thinking that's going to leave Microsoft in the dust.