On Sat, 18 Jun 2005 16:06:27 -0400 Haroon Khalid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I thought Theo never used Linux? Again, the is a clear difference between using Linux, and reading the source of it or observing it's development model! Jasper > > On 6/18/05, Constantine A. Murenin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 18/06/05, Harry Tormey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The register has put up a very lazy opinion piece on the article: > > > > > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/17/de_raadt_channels_ballmer/ > > > > > > In it they dismiss Theo as a bitter, egotistical, Steve Ballmeresque > > > character. Ah well, the register = cheap uk tech tabloid rag so who > > > cares what they think. > > > > > > -Harry > > > > Can't you read between the lines? :-) In the last passage, they > > basically say that Steve Ballmer and Theo de Raadt are correct in > > slashing linux, however, the 'vendors' are to be blamed and not the > > developers (???). Pardon me, but who are the vendors? It's like > > vendors don't have any developers that are to be blamed? Or do the > > releases happen by themselves? No developers are involved? And > > doesn't OpenBSD also have a six-months release schedule? > > > > I think the article clearly supports Theo's viewpoint, as it turns out. :-) > > > > P.S. I did a text highlighting in the Forbes article for 'dev', and > > there is no quote to be found that 'developers are to be blamed, not > > the vendors'. What support The Register has to show that Theo is not > > blaming the vendors? > > > > Cheers, > > Constantine. > > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 17, 2005 at 08:02:15AM -0700, Vladislav Belogrudov wrote: > > > > 100% right words!!!!! > > > > > > > > --- > > > > Dissapointed Linux user/admin/developer since 1998 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- "J. Lievisse Adriaanse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Theo gave an interview to Forbes Magazine, in which > > > > > he stated: "It's terrible," De Raadt says. "Everyone > > > > > is using it, and they don't realize how bad it is. > > > > > And the Linux people will just stick with it and add > > > > > to it rather than stepping back and saying, 'This is > > > > > garbage and we should fix it.'" > > > > > > > > > > Nice to read though as an ex-Linsux'er :) > > > > > > > > > > Jasper > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > "checking whether you're still watching...probaly > > > > > not :-)" > > > > > ----/usr/ports/x11/wmx configure script. > > > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > > > http://mail.yahoo.com > -- "checking whether you're still watching...probaly not :-)" ----/usr/ports/x11/wmx configure script.
