On 18/06/05, Harry Tormey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The register has put up a very lazy opinion piece on the article: > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/17/de_raadt_channels_ballmer/ > > In it they dismiss Theo as a bitter, egotistical, Steve Ballmeresque > character. Ah well, the register = cheap uk tech tabloid rag so who > cares what they think. > > -Harry
Can't you read between the lines? :-) In the last passage, they basically say that Steve Ballmer and Theo de Raadt are correct in slashing linux, however, the 'vendors' are to be blamed and not the developers (???). Pardon me, but who are the vendors? It's like vendors don't have any developers that are to be blamed? Or do the releases happen by themselves? No developers are involved? And doesn't OpenBSD also have a six-months release schedule? I think the article clearly supports Theo's viewpoint, as it turns out. :-) P.S. I did a text highlighting in the Forbes article for 'dev', and there is no quote to be found that 'developers are to be blamed, not the vendors'. What support The Register has to show that Theo is not blaming the vendors? Cheers, Constantine. > On Fri, Jun 17, 2005 at 08:02:15AM -0700, Vladislav Belogrudov wrote: > > 100% right words!!!!! > > > > --- > > Dissapointed Linux user/admin/developer since 1998 > > > > > > > > --- "J. Lievisse Adriaanse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > Theo gave an interview to Forbes Magazine, in which > > > he stated: "It's terrible," De Raadt says. "Everyone > > > is using it, and they don't realize how bad it is. > > > And the Linux people will just stick with it and add > > > to it rather than stepping back and saying, 'This is > > > garbage and we should fix it.'" > > > > > > Nice to read though as an ex-Linsux'er :) > > > > > > Jasper > > > > > > -- > > > "checking whether you're still watching...probaly > > > not :-)" > > > ----/usr/ports/x11/wmx configure script. > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com
