On Sat, 22 Jul 2000, you wrote:
>
> Linux newsgroups provide friendly support for new and old users.
> The politics involved in writing articles by 'ghost writers' for some of
> these PC magazines is laughable?
> Let's take it a little further. Windows isn't original. Isn't it a
> derivative?
>
> Read your history, rather than quoting articles written by ghost
> writers.
>
> Linux doesn't bite nor do the users. In fact, you'll find them quite
> friendly and very helpful.
All true, but I believe the bottom line here is that reviews
and commentaries in 'pc' magazines, including sites like ZD and
Cnet, are the worst places to go for info on hardware and software.
They don't bite the hands that feed 'em, their advertisers
--
~~ Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> Adriaan Barel wrote:
> >
> > Quote from a PC magazine:-
> >
> > "Let's face it: getting support for Windows is much easier than
> > getting
> > support for Linux. That's because there are a few things militating
> > against
> > the development of a useful Linux support network.
> > The first is that Linux is a derivative of Unix, a true programmer's
> > paradise. Unix has long been the domain which you enter by walking
> > beneath
> > banners that say 'Normal humans need not apply' and 'User-friendliness
> > is
> > for wimps'. A lot of this attitude has rolled over into the Linux
> > community.
> > It expresses itself in newsgroups where flaming is a matter of course,
> > anyone who can't phrase a question in hexadecimal is torn to bits, and
> > medals are awarded for answers couched in the most cryptic terms
> > possible."
> >
> > Adriaan Barel
