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From: Kevin Martinez <lps@rahul.net>
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.os2.advocacy
Subject: Re: Linux thoroughly insulted by Infoworld!
Date: 18 Jan 1995 03:27:23 GMT
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Message-ID: <3fi1qr$p1u@hustle.rahul.net>
References: <950116203411@lambada>
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ed.duomo@lambada.oit.unc.edu ("Mr. Ed") writes:
>In the columns section of the Jan 16 Infoworld, there is a column
>highly insulting to linux. In it the writer basically says the
>following:
[....]
> o linux is difficult to install (their senior systems analyst
> apparently failed to install it)
> o linux should be called "underware"!
>He then goes on to refer to linux as underware throughout the column
>-- over ten times. The column is also titled something like "Linux
>should be called underware". Underware what? Hanes? Fruit of the loom?
>BVD? How insulting!
A recent issue LAN TIMES reviewed various TCP/IP networking options for
the MSDOS/MSWINDOWS environment and gave Netmanage Chameleon poor marks
for being difficult to install. They wrote something like "even seasoned
Unix gurus will find this diffficult to install."
I laughed and laughed and pointed this article out to a few friends that
have installed Chameleon to share the humour. I've intsalled it and it's
not that hard at all.
This just goes to show the caliber of some of the "expert" writers for
trade publications. In my experience, the InfoWorld writers are hardly
authoritative in their pronouncements. I make an exception for Mr.
Cringley however!!
I think "underware" may actually be a legitimate corporation. (Don't they
sell the Brief editor?) Misuse of their name without the appropriate
copyrights, compensation and notices may infringe on some legislation.
Perhaps someone should let them hear about this column.
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