On Tue 05 Jan 2010 10:56:52 NZDT +1300, Christopher Sawtell wrote: > >>> Is this a sign that linux is becoming more mature, and fewer problems > >>> arise?
> Without doubt. The umpteen Shuttleworth millions have made a real > difference. Your new life giving you the pink glasses, is it...? ;-) Don't you think it's a bit delusional to think Shuttleworth is the only one who ever did anything or paid anything for Linux? And a good part of those millions has been spent on marketing ploys like free CDs for everyone. If he'd invested it in good engineering I wouldn't have had what I call a piece of diabolical junk for my friend which could neither drive a monitor to acceptable standard nor configure a network interface with a second IP address. As my friend insisted to stay with that ululunbuto whatever he went the Redmond solution way and bought himself a new graphics card as well as a new ADSL modem, instead of cutting the real problem aka that Shuttleworth junk at the neck. Makes me wince. He could have used his millions to for example solve the Linux audio problem, but no, Linux audio still doesn't work, and networking is still automagically dicey as soon as someone mentions "network manager" or some such thing. Instead, he throws out Yet Another Distro for free CDs, which, all things considered, never worked better than those already on the market despite the religious masses repeating god's word relentlessly. And remember IBM's billion bucks making a REAL splash for Linux some while back? Are you aware of the countless millions private business and trusts put into Linux creating FOSS? The salaried programmers who make a functional kernel and device drivers, or bring up FOSS from distinctly average to good level? How many paid by Shuttleworth (obviously not counting whatever he pleases himself with developing internally) - none for the kernel, last I know? He's just copying everyone else's efforts. That's not to say Shuttleworth isn't appreciated, but it puts his "millions" a bit into perspective. Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann is list0570 with the domain in header http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me.
