Linked by Thom "Slakje" Holwerda on Fri 25th Jul 2003 19:42 UTC
To me, it's a miracle how every tiny article on OSNews.com, or any other tech-site, ends up in people shouting all sorts of nonsense at each other like "Linux is gonna bring back Elvis", "Windows shot president Kennedy", "Linux kept the cold war cold" or "Bill Gates wants to buy the moon and charge people for looking at it". Do these people really know what they are saying, or are they just going with the Open-Source flow? Update: Rebuttal article here.
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Forgive my rash and radical stance, but the masses can go to hell. In fact, the only reason I'm in support of Linux' growing acclaim is for increased hardware support. Politics, economics and zealotry banter can go a blazes, for all I care. In fact, I'd hate for the masses to use Linux, I'd prefer large corporate entities deploying it in their work environment instead.
Blah, blah, blah, the masses don't want to use the command line, the masses don't want this, the masses don't want that. What's so hard in typing
install package
or
update system
at the command line? No, the masses would rather prefer...
And when did Linux become a slave to the masses? If the masses can't spend the time, the effort and the sacrifices to ponder upon a new and different digital culture, then the masses don't deserve to be blessed with Linux' benefits.
And who are the masses? A bunch of opportunist looking for shortcuts in life? Give me a break. Heck if Linux was such a chore, then the masses can stick with Windows or MacOS. I don't care! And then I hear Linux is not ready for the masses. Have you stopped to ponder and realize it's the other way round.
I am pleased with Linux' technical developments and I hope Linux/GNU and free software users continue to make their projects even better. Please do not be bothered by the so called masses. Superior coding, extensive testing, creative solutions, and implementing intuitive free software programs should be our fundamental priority. We should do this so that the general public acknowledge our superior works, not to please the masses or any one group of people. Stop whining and start acting.
Regards,
Mystilleef