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Yessir, a sign of a real tough guy. Or you could write the postscript with ed; that would get you into the tough guy club. Tom Ed At Fri, 29 Dec 2006 13:19:06 -0500 (EST), William Sutton wrote: > > err...my co-worker says: > > ----- > that's utter BS. Real men write their resumes with "lpr", in PostScript. > ----- > > William > > > On Fri, 29 Dec 2006, Matt Frye wrote: > > > ed? i had higher hopes from an ITS man. :-P > > > > On 12/28/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Real men write their resumes with ed (vi is for weenies, who needs to > > > see multiple lines? Can't you remember what you wrote?) and publish > > > with nroff. > > > > > > Tom Ed > > > > > > At Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:31:39 -0500, > > > Neil L. Little wrote: > > > > > > > > It must, however, be written using Open Office when you save it to .doc > > > > format. > > > > > > > > Neil, WA4AZL > > > > JARS Forever!! > > > > http://www.jars.net/ > > > > > > > > > Would you accept resumes in Microsoft Word .doc format? :p </tease> > > > > > :D > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 12/27/06, Greg Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> > My opinion differs somewhat. I think that more people do not use > > > > >> > Linux as a > > > > >> > desktop as Linux is not ready to be used as a desktop system. > > > > >> > Linux in the > > > > >> > data center and on the back-end makes sense. As Jim pointed out > > > > >> > you don't > > > > >> > have to buy any CALs to put up any kind of server and that is a > > > > >> > huge benefit > > > > >> > for any business, large or small. > > > > >> > > > > > >> > On the other hand a Linux desktop system just feels like a big > > > > >> > kludge. > > > > >> > Desktops have improved over the years but they are not to the > > > > >> > level of > > > > >> > functionality or ease of use that windows or even os x is at > > > > >> > today. I do > > > > >> > agree that Matt's opinion that lack of leadership is one reason > > > > >> > that people > > > > >> > haven't moved to Linux but it wasn't because someone dragged them > > > > >> > down the > > > > >> > Linux path kicking and screaming and force-fed them a desktop that > > > > >> > wasn't > > > > >> > going to work for them. Leadership needs to resolve a lot of > > > > >> > these "GNOME > > > > >> > is the rulz while KDE is the big sux" BS. Why do you think that > > > > >> > OS X looks, > > > > >> > feels, and runs as well as it does? I suggest it was the iron > > > > >> > fist of Steve > > > > >> > Jobs DEMANDING that his developers produced a usable system. > > > > >> > > > > > >> > Anyhoo, that is just my opinion. If I were to start a company > > > > >> > today I'd > > > > >> > most likely have Mac desktops and Linux servers on the back-end > > > > >> > (depending > > > > >> > on what my company was doing of course). > > > > >> > > > > > >> > On 12/27/06, Matt Frye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >> > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > On 12/26/06, Cristobal Palmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >>> > > > > >>>> > > > It honestly isn't about lack of common sense. It's about > > > > >>>> > > > sensemaking > > > > >>>> > > > of your options. > > > > >>>> > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > With specific respect to Linux, a few more reasons why many more > > > > >>> > > people haven't dumped Windows are: > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > 1) Lack of leadership - People are sheep. Without a leader, > > > > >>> > > rebellions don't get off the ground. The open source MO doesn't > > > > >>> > > support clear leadership and when leaders could emerge, they are > > > > >>> > > either making deals with M$ to save their own ass (Novell) or > > > > >>> > > exude so > > > > >>> > > much ambivalence (Red Hat) that it's a real turn off. Much > > > > >>> > > fewer > > > > >>> > > people feel empowered as a result. > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > 2) Design goals are backward - This is a point I made on the > > > > >>> > > Open > > > > >>> > > Source Now list > > > > >>> > > ( > > > > >>> > > https://www.redhat.com/archives/open-source-now-list/2004-August/msg00015.html > > > > >>> > > ) > > > > >>> > > about 2 1/2 years ago. The open source typically produces two > > > > >>> > > kinds > > > > >>> > > of software: > > > > >>> > > a) software written for developers or their friends > > > > >>> > > b) knockoffs of proprietary software > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > With a few notable exceptions, the open source community fails > > > > >>> > > to > > > > >>> > > produce truly awesome products. Part of the problem is the > > > > >>> > > "scratch > > > > >>> > > an itch" basis upon which open source projects often come into > > > > >>> > > being > > > > >>> > > and the Unixy "do one thing well" approach. It's fine that the > > > > >>> > > sort > > > > >>> > > command doesn't read my mail or tell me what time it is, but > > > > >>> > > that's > > > > >>> > > just why it's no fertile garden for innovation. > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > Lack of innovation perpetuates itself right down to the activist > > > > >>> > > level. We find ourselves selling Grandma on Linux because > > > > >>> > > "it's just > > > > >>> > > like windows." In the end, people who would use Linux aren't > > > > >>> > > interested in your dissertation on freedom, and they interpret > > > > >>> > > "lack > > > > >>> > > of innovation" as "apathy." > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > Ultimately, what you do inside an OS is *way* more important > > > > >>> > > than what > > > > >>> > > OS you do it on. Web 2.0 is proof of this. This is why M$ now > > > > >>> > > fears > > > > >>> > > Google more than Linux. Tools will eclipse OS as an important > > > > >>> > > battleground and that's where real innovation starts. > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > So, if Windows puts bread on your table, fine. Entrepreneurs > > > > >>> > > often > > > > >>> > > can't turn away business because customer wants Windows. And > > > > >>> > > why > > > > >>> > > would they? > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > When it comes to being tech support for friends and family, I > > > > >>> > > teach a > > > > >>> > > man to fish. I don't have time to fish for them and I already > > > > >>> > > volunteer with Linux. 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