Right on, man! I don't see any problems with your rebuttal. (/me didn't RTFA ;-)
Do they have a reply forum? I would say if there's a place to provide feedback, these comments would do nicely. Grrrr. Now I'm likewise steamed. Guess I must be a OS/2 zealot. Or something. ;-P Curtis On Sun April 4 2004 05:50, Brian Horncastle wrote: > Heya, > > This isn't the first anti-linux article I�ve seen on Forbes, but this one > seemed particularly harsh, in my opinion. > > http://www.forbes.com/2003/06/17/cx_ld_0617linux.html > > This article makes all kinds of inflammatory comments such as: > > QUOTE: "Judging from the holy war being waged by proponents of Linux PCs, > it's clear that Linux is becoming the OS/2 of its time." > RESPONSE: How is Linux anything like OS/2? I don't see similarities on any > level. This comment is completely unsupported. > > QUOTE: "There is also a lack of mainstream applications for Linux PCs, and > that's not going to change anytime soon. Sure, there are open-source > software suites like StarOffice and OpenOffice, but beyond that it's slim > pickings." > RESPONSE: Hrmmm... I guess the 90084 applications on Sourceforge and the > 51482 applications on Freshmeat don't count then? I guess all those Open > Source applications used in industry today don�t count? This reporter so > easily dismisses the whole Open Source model, implying that Open Source > software is somehow inferior� just because she doesn�t see software in a > box she assumes there is none. > > QUOTE: �To be sure, computer users have been tempted to smash their Windows > PCs to bits. After all, freeze-ups, shutdowns and fatal errors are still an > all-too-frequent part of the everyday computing experience. And because > Microsoft tends to take a kitchen-sink approach to software development, > most users pay for features they will never use or don't even know exist. > But, for most, it's better than the Linux alternative.� > RESPONSE: In this article she completely contradicts herself. On one hand > she says how frustrated people are with Windows and then suddenly jumps to > saying that it�s still better than Linux. Well why? Why is it better than > Linux? She doesn�t explain or support this comment at all. > > QUOTE: �Mainstream computer users (those uncomfortable opening, programming > or reconfiguring a computer) would not be satisfied with Linux PCs. Large > and medium-sized corporate customers are probably not a good fit either.� > RESPONSE: This statement makes me wonder if she has ever seen or done > anything with Linux. If she had used Linux any time in the past 4-5 years > she would be well aware of the advancements with desktop environments such > as KDE and Gnome, which are easy to use for both �mainstream� and corporate > users. Not to mention the constant improvements being made in Linux > distributions. She just needs to look at Knoppix, Red Hat, Mandrake, and > Suse to know that configuration is anything but difficult�. certainly no > more so than on Windows. In most cases configuration is easier. Heck > Knoppix auto-detects and auto-configures practically everything. Sure if > someone wants to spend the time recompiling their kernel all the more power > to them, but the fact is it�s not required. > > QUOTE: �That leaves technically savvy individuals and Microsoft haters to > make a market for Linux PCs.� > RESPONSE: Well considering her previous comment that �computer users have > been tempted to smash their Windows PCs to bits� I guess that means that > everyone is on our side. > > > Overall this article seemed to be somewhat all over the place. Most of the > points made were either contradicted or ill informed. Anyway, this article > got me a bit steamed up so I thought I would share. Be interested to hear > what others think. > > Regards, > > Brian > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to your messages with MSN Premium. Get 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=ht >tp://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca
