Just thought I'd kick in my two cents on this.
Well said! That's the type of response that gets results. I just hope
it doesn't get lost in the myriad of flames that I'm sure were also sent.
Brian
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Walt Tautz wrote:
Apologies to those who get easily insulted, but
is the article in question. Perhaps this
should not be posted.
-W.T.
thank you for posting this article. I couldn't get into the sunday times
site.
April 20 1997SOUNDING OFF
On Fri, 25 Apr 1997, Charles Morrison wrote:
Looking at where Mr Hewson is coming from (wants a computer he can
understand) He's right. He should get as far away from Linux as he
can. To assume that the rest of the world shares his phobia of
complexity (power in computing) is arrogant to
I'll have to agree with Rick. I cannot believe that this person is
a journalist !?!? I could tell right away that he did alot of research
on the subject ! :)
Come on guys... step outside our little linux circle and think about it.
Linux is *vastly* unfriendly for people who know little about
Nico == Nico De Ranter [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The Times, a respected British newspaper, published an article
that was offensively critical of Linux in its Sunday edition.
Nico Is there any place on-line where I could
I think David Hewson was spouting off about UNIX -- and about it's
renewal in Linux. Until Linux came along, it is true that there
was no AOL-style propagation of the unix variants -- and that's
what worries him.
He's saying that marketing Linux along those lines -- tear it out
of a popular
Walt Tautz [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
i hope no-one takes this silly thing seriously -- this is what i'd
call self-selective material. if you're going to listen to rubbish
like this, then you're probably not the kind of person who'd be
interested in linux anyway. in fact, i'd go so far as to
I agree with you. I also disagree with him. Linux can be just as user
friendly as Windows and more, if it is setup by an experienced person. Or
even a knowledgable person (even tho most of us aint good spellars). I
think that most that come to Linux are as you say, tired of M$ and want a
Just thought I'd kick in my two cents on this.
I know Bruce thinks it best not to respond, but after reading the
article I felt compelled. And I think that, with careful composition
and a clear head, it's possible to argue with an idiot and not look
like one.
Maybe I'm wrong; you be the judge.
In your email to me, Chris Hanson, you wrote:
Just thought I'd kick in my two cents on this.
I know Bruce thinks it best not to respond, but after reading the
article I felt compelled. And I think that, with careful composition
and a clear head, it's possible to argue with an idiot and
On Thu, 24 Apr 1997, Chris Hanson wrote:
Just thought I'd kick in my two cents on this.
I know Bruce thinks it best not to respond, but after reading the
article I felt compelled. And I think that, with careful composition
and a clear head, it's possible to argue with an idiot and not look
Apologies to those who get easily insulted, but
is the article in question. Perhaps this
should not be posted.
-W.T.
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I didn't include the article, it would be a waste.
All I have to say is...what a fu**ing maroon. He has obviously never even
looked at a computer with Linux on it. And he calls himself a
Journalist?!?
--Rick
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I'll have to agree with Rick. I cannot believe that this person is
a journalist !?!? I could tell right away that he did alot of research
on the subject ! :)
The article was written by a windows95 cult member who tried to break
away, but failed. Last I heard he boarded a UFO in route to some
On 23-Apr-97 Matthew Tebbens wrote:
I'll have to agree with Rick. I cannot believe that this person is
a journalist !?!? I could tell right away that he did alot of research
on the subject ! :)
On Wed, 23 Apr 1997, Rick Jones wrote:
All I have to say is...what a fu**ing maroon. He has
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The Times, a respected British newspaper, published an article that was
offensively critical of Linux in its Sunday edition.
Well, solong for repspected Folk that don't get their facts
straight don't deserve respect, especially if
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The Times, a respected British newspaper, published an article that was
offensively critical of Linux in its Sunday edition.
Is there any place on-line where I could read that article, I'm getting curious
:-) ?
Nico
Well,
Bruce Perens wrote,
The Times, a respected British newspaper, published an article that
was offensively critical of Linux in its Sunday edition.
For those interested (I just HAD to read this...) you can find it at
http://www.sunday-times.co.uk/news/pages/Sunday-Times/frontpage.html?1723766
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