I thought Theo never used Linux?
On 6/18/05, Constantine A. Murenin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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
> > > >
> > > > --
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