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
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