On 22 March 2011 18:45, bryan hunt <sentimental.br...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 2011-03-22 at 15:28 +0000, Dr A. J. Trickett wrote: > > On Tue, 22 Mar 2011 at 09:59:48AM +0000, bryan hunt wrote: > > > > > > > there is no catch. > > > > > > There is a catch. > > > > > > For any business critical system running on an open source platform - > > > you will need skilled practitioners to run it. > > > > Any system will need skills to use, open or closed. It is a lie to > > say that because one uses a "familiar" GUI it requires no skill > > and that another that uses an "unfriendly" CLI it requires a > > skilled expert. > > > > Now I would argue that less skill is required to configure a > > Linux/open system rather than a cmparable Windows/closed system, > > but that does not mean than no skill is required. > > > > Ah the bitter-sweet irony. Dr A. J. Trickett. > > I may call you Dr? > > The Dr returns from a hard days labouring in the local BMW dealership, > slouches down at the table and looks for the 'start menu' on the screen > of his Sony, 'made for Windows 7', laptop. > > But there is no start menu. The screen is black. Apart from green text. > All the words look like gibberish. > > Scary words. > > Words like 'grep', lots of things about 'man', even worse 'fgrep'. > > Perhaps some of them are obscenities? Who knows what they mean? > > "Have I been hacked"? He muses. > > "Or have I hacked the Pentagon"?. He re-muses. "Worse still". > > He does not understand. > > If he types the wrong thing will it be like 'War Games'? > > Will strange men follow him around in unmarked vans? > > His heart palpitates, sweat forms on his brow, his eyes bulge as his > pupils dilate with fear. > > BUT THEN! > > A small, ferret-like man with a WILD BEARD jumps out from the sink and > starts gibbering about digital rights and revolution and how this is the > one true way. > > But the Dr only wants to read the Sun and check out the football > results. > > To be continued..... > > > -- > Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk > Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire > LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk This is crap. I plead that this nonsense should be terminated forthwith. It's not funny and must convey the worst possible impression of this forum. Chris.
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