Well said. Karsten Johansson wrote: > > I am a consultant mainly working in Network Security, and do about 90% of my > work with Linux. Actually, it used to be about 50% but now that Network > Associates has ported Cybercop Scanner to Linux, its usability has increased > greatly for me. > > One thing I have noticed is that there is a very severe dislike for Linux in > the corporate business world. Linux bashing is becoming very popular, led by > the Microsoft ringleader himself, Bill Gates. Its success is to the point that > nowdays I can only tell my clients I use "Unix" because as soon as I say the > word Linux, most company directors get a sour taste in their mouths. > > What is the reason for this? How is it that Microsoft bashing Linux is so much > more widely accepted as truth? This is simple: there is a major difference to > how Linuxies argue their stance that will always keep Linux number one on the > public blacklist. > > Microsoft and other Windows-folk continue to call Linux by its proper name. > Why it is that Linuxies prefer to use names like Windoze, Microshit, Internet > Exploiter, etc, is beyond me. This is an annoying "feature" very particular to > Linux and FreeBSD that is virtually nonexistant to the professional operating > system world (SCO, IRIX, Solaris, etc) And there are constant references about > Microsoft users being somehow inept or stupid. Offending people in this manner > only serves to make us Linuxies all look very childish. > > There are several operating systems that are far superior to Linux, but you > will not hear them bashing Linux with childish nomenclature reminiscent of the > neighborhood children sticking out their tongues and calling you silly names. > > I do not believe that the letter as posted to the editor of the NT magazine > will work to persuade anyone that Linux is anything but the OS of choice for > hobbyists and mouthy teenagers. Too bad, because other than the fact that it > appears to have been written by someone in grade 7 with a nasty attitude, it > holds more than a grain of truth. Having been written by an adult (or at least > sounding like an adult, as the case may be) this letter would serve the Linux > "community" much better. > > I've been in the industry long enough to know that if you talk like a child, > your opinion is accepted as a child's opinion. Even Microsoft users know > that... > > Karsten Johansson > > ______________________________________________________ > Get your free web-based email at http://www.xoom.com > SPECIAL OFFER: 250 Web Site Templates, Only $29.95! - > http://orders.xoom.com/email > > -- > To get out of this list, please send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e > Check out the SuSE-FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/ and the > archive at http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html
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