Yeah, Yeah, Yeah,...Here we go again. I'd like to suggest that we send in
Duke Nuke'm to slap these guys around. What they don't seem to realize (Or
maybe they do???Hmmm.) is that they're not just reporting the news (?) but
they're one of the biggest reasons that popularity of Linux is being
affected. Have you noticed that they spend a lot of time balancing their
scales when pumping out this crap? Nope, Nada! Not one story of Linux in the
office and on the desktop! Nice job of reporting the news objectively ! Guess
that might cut down on your readers, eh?
I was just at LinuxExpo Montreal, and one guy (Glenn Jacobson, President of
Unique Systems Ltd. - www.uniqsys.com ), did a presentation about the Linux
desktop in action. A legal firm of 100 people all running Linux, and ONLY
Linux. This was just one of his clients. And it all runs on a Linux "Thin
Client/Thin Server" network, too ! You don't hear about the success stories,
do ya ? Of course Linux is great on servers. That's a known fact. Of course
Linux still needs refinement and more apps for the desktop. So did Windows
when it first came out! But you never hear about the increased security on
the Linux workstation compared to Windows NT, do ya?
What about the U.S. federal governments' imperative to push city governments,
libraries, schools, etc., into switching over to Linux? I think the article I
read said something like a total of 320 different government institutions?
What about India (Or was it Pakistan?) where 50% of all government networks
are totally Linux? The City that I admin for in Quebec, Canada has been
getting a major roll-out and a migration to Mandrake-Linux, with only a few
exceptions (Graphics on PC's and Macs). The staff has been undergoing
retraining, and they're loving it! No more B.S.O.D.'s, fewer lock-ups and
crashes, better solitare (er, forget that one, the boss is watching!)
Personally I'm getting fed up with ZDNet, and some of these Linux sites where
the writers and editors are bashing Linux in the name of "reporting the
news". Hey guys, if you're not part of the solution, You're part of the
problem. Grab a brain. After all, are you running a Pro-Linux web-site to
support the Linux Community? Or did Bill Gates slip you $20.00 ?
Big Guns indeed. Maybe something even bigger?
Someone else just posted to this group about Linux being dead for the
desktop. Nice of him to send it to the list. But look at the references that
the writer used for his article ! Eazel (which due to the availability of the
source code can continue to develop in the Linux community), and Corel Linux!
Please, don't make me laugh! Ever since Mike Cowpland left Corel, they
haven't done diddley with it. Think that might have something to do with the
Microsoft buy-in? Nah! Couldn't be! Microsoft wouldn't throw pocket change
into Corel to stop them from developing Linux, would they? After all, they've
never done it before, have they? And all of a sudden, Cowpland books! Gee,
what a coinkydink!
Personally, I'm going to be giggling my butt off when the Linux Community
shows these guys how wrong they are! Good luck to all Windows XP users!
You're in for the "dot NET" ride of your life! Enjoy the lack of privacy, and
having all your financial records moved from your office to Microsoft's !
Dan LaBine
Registered Linux User#190712
On June 23, 2001 07:55 am, you wrote:
> Where are our big guns? Please read this story when you have time.
> However, it's not all doom and gloom.
>
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> http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/stories/linux/0,12249,2778923,00.html
>
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> Roman
> Registered Linux User #179293
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