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Re: [News] Flawed Linux Articles in Silicon.com and BBC

  • Subject: Re: [News] Flawed Linux Articles in Silicon.com and BBC
  • From: William Poaster <wp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 16:54:42 +0000
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On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 16:16:31 +0000, [H]omer wrote:

> Mark Kent wrote:
>> begin  oe_protect.scr 
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> Apples and bananas
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | This statement is incorrect in almost every sense. To go through it
>>> | point for point:
>>> | 
>>> |     * Linux is a great example of the old adage "you don?t get owt for
>>> |       nowt": I assume Mr Benson is referring to the GNU/Linux distributions  
>>> |       rather than the Linux kernel itself, and in particular to desktop
>>> |       distributions, nonetheless my reply concerns all these...
>>> | 
>>> |     * [GNU/Linux] is not free: Actually it is. Both the GNU/Linux
>>> |       Distributions and the Linux kernel are free in almost all senses
>>> |       of the word...
>>> | 
>>> |     * [Y]ou pay for the support of [GNU/Linux]: I do not know about you, or 
>>> |       Mr Benson, but I do not pay for GNU/Linux support as I support my
>>> |       sites myself.
>>> | 
>>> |     * There are so many flavours [of GNU/Linux] that it dilutes any potent-
>>> |       ial attractiveness: What a curious thing to say. Taking that argument 
>>> |       to its logical conclusion would be like saying a cafï should not sell    
>>> |       ice cream because the attractiveness of that is diluted due to too
>>> |       many flavours available.
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/blogs/apples_and_bananas
>> 
>> 
>> O' course tha' doesn't get owt for nowt, but tha does get a bl**dy good
>> OS for the price o' a download if tha' chooses linux.  Or, tha' could
>> spend far t'much and get summat proprietary.
>> 
>> Tha tek's tha choices.
>> 
>> Linux - provides choices.
>> 
> 
> Eeee la', but di'nt ye know tha' choice flumexes 'em sheep wi' nowt 
> oopstairs?

Aye well, yon sheep ud sooner 'ave t' Farmer Blammer feedin' 'em wi' shite
all nice an' cozy liek, rather than 'av ter think fer thersen. 

-- 
"I didn't know what I was signing - 
they held an enormous cheque over my eyes."
-- Alexei Sayle, UK comedian --
Reminds me of Novell/M$ deal...


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