On Wed, Apr 21, 1999 at 12:54:37PM -0400, Michael R. Batchelor wrote:
> At 04:11 AM 4/21/99 -0700, you wrote:
> >I'm not convinced that it is a joke...
>
> It is definitely not a joke, but it *IS* an alternate mind set. (Not an
> altered mind set, an alternate one.)
>
> Basically the argument boils down to, "Microsoft deserves whatever success
> they work to create. (And they're very good at it.) If you choose to take
> them on, feel free. Best of luck, and such. If you - the Linux community -
> become wildly successful as the result of your own work, then you, too,
> deserve the success you work to create."
>
> Or to paraphrase Walt Whitman, "Breaking up your neighbor's furniture won't
> make your furniture look any better."
>
> Or in street vernacular, "You want to beat Bill Gates? Then quit worrying
> about Bill Gates, build a better product, and start worrying about your
> customers."
Excellent. THAT is what the Linux community needs to remember. We didn't
get this far because of the Anyone But Microsoft crowd. We got to this
point because, quite simply, Linux works. And if it happens to work better
than Microsoft's offerings, so much the better!
--
Steve Philp
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