[nycbug-talk] Forbes Magazine on Linux and the BSDs. . .

[Michael Shalayeff]

Making, drinking tea and reading an opus magnum from Dan Langille:
> On 17 Jun 2005 at 10:43, Michael Shalayeff wrote:
> 
> > Making, drinking tea and reading an opus magnum from Dan Langille:
> > > On 17 Jun 2005 at 10:11, Michael Shalayeff wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Making, drinking tea and reading an opus magnum from Jan Schaumann:
> > > > -- Start of PGP signed section.
> > > > > George <george at sddi.net> wrote:
> > > > >  
> > > > > > I personally think Theo's on the mark, and it's great publicity for BSDLand.
> > > > > 
> > > > > I'm not so sure if this is really such great publicity.  In my
> > > > > experience, people who do not already know (in some detail) about BSD
> > > > > are easily turned off by overly aggressive and deragotive remarks
> > > > > regarding other OS.
> > > > 
> > > > yeah right.
> > > > let's just close the eyes and pretend that shit is honey.
> > > > kamon. linux IS rediculous.
> > > 
> > > It's not what you say, it is how you say it.  In my advocacy, I tend 
> > > to point out the benefits of what I advocate, instead of [what I see 
> > > to be] the deficiences of the 'competition'.
> > 
> > if you mean deficiences of the _competitor_ than
> > yes that's what exactly the article sez -- it's deficient.
> > 
> > what is so wrong that is said there?
> > it is a very politely expressed opinion -- linux is crap.
> > is it not? would you prefer a nicer definition of "retarded"
> > instead?
> > 
> > do you honestly believe that linux is a great piece of software?
> 
> You are either ignoring my point or overlooking it.
> 
> I will highlight it here:
> 
> > > It's not what you say, it is how you say it.  In my advocacy, I tend 
> > > to point out the benefits of what I advocate, instead of [what I see 
> > > to be] the deficiences of the 'competition'.
> 
> Let's use FreeBSD as something I advocate  In my strategy, and the 
> one I encourage in others, is to show why what I like about FreeBSD.  
> That should be sufficient.  If that isn't enough to convince people 
> that FreeBSD is an excellent choice, then I haven't done my advocacy 
> very well.  I can do that entirely without bad-mouthing another 
> project.

the question was not for presenting openbsd in the best possible
light but rather for one particular dude's opinion on linux.
so his opinion seems to be -- linux is garbage.
you are free to disagree w/ that but you are most certainly
not in a position to police his opinion.

i for one agree on that linux is beyond crap and freebsd
is also on the express track to the septic tank and there is
alot of idiots out there who are going to reap their hemorroids
trying to prove me wrong instead of going to fix any of that...

i would think it be much more appropriate if more people would
have a well articulated opinion about linux (or anything else
for that matter) rather than having opinions about other people's
opinions... although i would not expect it in this decade...

cu

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    paranoic mickey       (my employers have changed but, the name has remained)