Linked by Preston Liam Whels on Wed 16th Apr 2003 18:07 UTC
Put yourself in his/her shoes. You're a budding young technical writer and the one word you hear popping up in almost every tech-related conversation is, you guessed it, Linux. Now look in the mirror and try to tell yourself you're more than a writer. After all, you write about technology because it not only interests you, but you're accurate and fair enough to tell it like it is. Maybe not.
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As a Linux user, this is the last "Linux isn't ready for the desktop" article I will ever read again.
Perhaps a different real-world example can better illustrate why this discussion just needs to stop. I have a Porsche. I love it. Some people like Porsches. Some people hate them. Others have absolutely no opinion. No, Porsches are not for everyone. Yes, they're harder to get into, even harder to afford, etc. But once you've adjusted, you find yourself using what seems like the perfect tool for the job. This, my fellow geeks, is Linux. If you don't like it, go buy a Ford Focus and shut the fu** up.
And the last time I checked, any idiot with a computer can comment on a public forum. I'm direct proof! It's the beauty of the Internet. Just as one idiot is free to post "RTFM you jag off!" on a forum, this article proves that another idiot is free to read the message and use the negative tone of a single idiot as Anecdotal Evidence to represent the Entire Community.
Finally, the last time I checked, the desktop Linux experience was improving on a daily basis. This is primarily because some of the people who are using Linux are (gasp!) feeding back ideas DIRECTLY to developers, and developers are (gasp!) implementing feature requests with astonishing regularity. After all, ten redundant article commentaries don't measure up to one simple email to a developer that starts with "Hello, I use and love your tool, but here is a feature suggestion..."
If you don't like my opinion then get your own!
:)
Sean.