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From: mmead@goof.com (matthew c. mead)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.os2.advocacy
Subject: Re: Linux thoroughly insulted by Infoworld!
Date: 18 Jan 1995 22:25:54 GMT
Organization: Goofs R Us
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Message-ID: <3fk4hi$iu8@solaris.cc.vt.edu>
References: <950116203411@lambada> <1995Jan18.214037.6088@cs.cornell.edu>
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In article <1995Jan18.214037.6088@cs.cornell.edu>,
Matt Welsh <mdw@cs.cornell.edu> wrote:
>In article <950116203411@lambada> 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 really not free
Hmm...
>> o linux users are as neurotic as Amiga fans
We have a lot of both round these parts. This is *definitely*
accurate.
>> o linux is difficult to install (their senior systems analyst
>> apparently failed to install it)
Monkeys can install linux.
>> o linux should be called "underware"!
Sure should!
>First of all, I feel that this is an inaccurate interpretation of the
>attitude taken in the article. The article was rather sympathetic
>towards Linux, and "underware" was used as a joke. They rank Linux
>below commercial software, primarily because they wouldn't trust it
>for "mission-critical" applications. That's fine, if they want to take
>that attitude.
Catch a clue. You're in school, you have the time to play around with
it all you want. If you'd ever been in industry, you would know the need for
product support. Can you call Linus and say, "My serial port isn't working
right. What do I do?" No. Can you call up Sun, or BSDI and do the same?
Yes. Mission-critical applications need to have a supported OS. And for
industry, on the net, donated help is not an option.
--
Matthew C. Mead -- System/Network Administration, User Support, Software Devel.
Virginia Tech Center for Transportation Research
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