"nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:1178032945.831010.172450@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
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>> The problem with that line of thinking is that everything Microsoft
>> does can be seen to effect Linux in one way or another.
>>
>> Take an example, the Microsoft/Novell deal was Linux news, the Vista
>> sales figures are not.
>>
>> I know none of that is much help to you, but there you go.
>>
>> One final thought for you to ponder, this is comp.os.linux.advocacy
>> not comp.os.linux.news. While Microsoft stabbing Linux in the back
>> is probably linux news, posting about it is unlikely to be linux
>> advocacy.
>
> The cola charter says explicitly that this newgroup is for promoting
> Linux in comparison to other OS's (I forget the exact words, but
> "other operating systems" are mentioned). And Microsoft Windows is
> the biggest competitor. If something negative is said about Windows
> here, there is usually an implied message that you don't have the same
> problem in Linux (DRM, activation, malware, you name it).
>
That is certainly true, and for the majority of posts about _windows_
I'd agree. What I'm concerned about is the number of posts about
_Microsoft_.
I think it is despicable when DFS and cohorts post negative things about
prominent Open Source figures in an attempt to smear Linux, and I don't
like it any better when people on our side do the same thing.
Maybe it's because I'm old and cynical, but I don't think most Open
Source programmers (myself included) are working as hard as they are
through altruism, they expect to get something in return. The people
working for Microsoft do too.
So, in my opinion (and it is just an opinion) windows is fair game,
though I'd prefer more of a linux slant even on those posts ("Linux
immune to 15,000,000 viruses" rather than "Windows XP vulnerable to
15,000,000 viruses"). But posts about Microsoft and it's dealing that
don't involve linux are irrelevant and actually hurt our cause.
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