Can I get a witness to the original article! .... No....well, why not? All
good rebuttals here, Mike...
The part about "Not enough money in it to make it worth someone's time": Ha!
What a laugh. Doing anything with Linux was never about money until recently.
It was all grass roots before that. Linux has always been about no money. I
think people invested their time in Linux because it wasn't M$'s O$...It
didn't crash, it didn't "blue screen" on you (unless you wanted that
screensaver :-)
Okay, enough preaching from me, choir.
Russell
On Tuesday 12 June 2001 08:35, you wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Jun 2001, Mike Manchester wrote:
> > Please check out this artical and give your feedback.
> >
> > http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2773365,00.html
> >
> > Mike M.
>
> Hmm.. first argument is that it wont work because everyone else too stupid
> to use linux and that only people that get paid will make linux easier to
> use.. He has obvisouly not tried GNOME or KDE...
>
> second argument: you need java to be a good desktop.. doesn't really make
> any sense.. seeings how the majority of apps are still written in c/c++..
> and.. guess what.. Java does work on linux..
>
> third argument: can't really make heads or tails of it..
>
> fourth argument: linux is a threat to other unix falvors more than it is a
> threat to ms.. don't see how this keeps it from being a desktop?
>
> fifth: worried about linux forking.. which I can see as a potential
> concern
>
> sixth: claims OS is a small cost when running a server... tell that to the
> people that have to upgrade every 2 years when MS releases it's new OS
>
> seventh: I think he is trying to say it will only work if it is made
> specific to hardware.. again.. not sure about this
>
> eight: good advice.. argument as to why linux wont make it on the desktop
> it is not though.
>
> nine: a little fortune telling here.. linux will be used in embedded
> devices.. so not on the desktop..
>
> all together.. the article is weak..seems like more uninformed propaganda
> to me..
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