Re: Dissertation on the uselessness of Linux zealots

From: Ed Murphy (emurphy42_at_socal.rr.com)
Date: 01/14/04

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    Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 03:50:12 GMT

    On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 22:17:51 +0000, asdf wrote:

    > What the
    > Linux zealot self-importantly and arrogantly highlights, is the fact
    > that Linux is a free operating system, i.e., it is made available free
    > of charge to the end user.

    Troll. http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html

    > "Linux Documentation Project", which were
    > written by a lunatic

    Troll. http://www.tldp.org/FAQ/LDP-FAQ/index.html#AEN86
    and from the main page, "Authors: More than 450"

    > Do you have a SuSE distribution and don't know
    > how to install it? Don't be frightened: you won't find a solution in the
    > Linux Documentation Project.

    Troll. http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Network-Install-HOWTO-4.html
            http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Network-Install-HOWTO-5.html

    This troll, like most half-decent ones, contains a few bits of truth
    mixed in with a whole lot of lies. I can't be bothered to refute it
    point by point, but it looks like some others may be doing so.

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