Karsten,
I agree with a lot of what you have said, but you should know
this. I am on several mailing lists that have to deal with Unix,
Windows,
and software in general. I see very high level Unix guys bashing M$ all
the
time like children. This behavior is not indigenous to Linux and freeBSD
users. It appears all the time on bugtraq, solaris and other newslists
that I am on. It is the behavior of people who feel as if they must
prove
something to the world or that they don't have enough self-esteem to
just
go " I use this, and if you use Microsoft or whatever..then that's fine,
but you might try this and here are the reasons why..." Instead they
just
act like the jocks that use to make fun of me or other in high
school..calling names and generally showing their lack of intelligence.
I worry about the fact that we " Linux users " get a bad rap
from
the sub-moronic zealots out there with something to prove. It's sad
really. Oh well, I guess we shall just have to out shine those dimwits.
:)
TTFN,
> 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
--
Ben Rosenberg
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