Linux is Built On Excuses. (Does the Linux Community Take Responsibility for ANYTHING?)

From: Johann Mueller (skinner_of_mules_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 03/31/05 

Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 19:23:05 -0500

Just a quick stroll through any Linux discussion group will quickly leave the newbie with
a feeling of hostility and arrogance. For some odd reason, maybe it's a social thing, Linux
supporters seem to be amongst the most juvenile people on the face of the earth.

It seems that the Linux users have about 100 different excuses to use when confronted with
the obvious deficiencies of Linux as compared to Windows or OSX which is a REAL UNIX, not
some hack like Linux.

So let us expose these typical responses for a few moments.

1. Call the person a troll. This one works real well especially when the rest of
the choir all chime in and pat each other on the back, The problem with this
technique is that while it might fool the uninformed the smart person will still absorb
the topic of the so called troll and investigate on his own. Example: a so called troll
says that Linux doesn't work with a particular HP Printer, the Linux advocates call
him a known troll and ignore the content of the message. The smart person will
go out on his own and find out for sure.

2. The "Works for Me" technique.

This one is a real winner for the LinoNuts.
Example: A person says my Creative SB24bit does not work with Linux"
The Linux advocate responds" My Creative card works fine, it must be you" Notice
that the Linux advocate never specifically mentions the EXACT CARD. This is
the half truth troll technique of the Linux advocate.
This one is also used extensively for video cards where some poor soul can't make
a card work with Linux but yet the Linux advocate will scream up and down that
it works for him. Sure it works for him. Works means it displays a picture on the
screen. The fact that TV/Audio/remote control/dual monitor support and all the
advanced features of the card do NOT work under Linux gets ignored.
Watch out for this one!!

3. RTFM...Oh this one is a beauty!!!!
Windows comes with a manual that is about 1/64 of an inch thick, yet people seem to manage
quite well.

RTFM?

So which one?

One of the 100's of OUTDATED HOW-TO's?

Oh yea baby!!

Just watch the fool who trys to use the Font-De-uglification How-To with a
xorg based distribution and hoses the entire system!!
Yea baby!!

Linux is all about documentation!

The only problem is that 90 percent of it is OUT OF DATE and INCORRECT!
BTW I thought Linux had great fonts since 1990? Guess I must have been
wrong.

4. The distribution Switcheroo... This one is another classic of the Linux
advocates bag of tricks.

Mandrake sucks======try Redhat.......

Redhat sucks========Try Mandrake

Mandrake and Redhat suck======Try Suse....

And it goes on endlessly because Linux has more distributions than a Linux
advocate has lies.

It's like having an eternal "Get Out Of Jail Card"

In effect it's the perfect built in excuse and in reality I have
never seen this used anywhere except with Linux.

If you walk into a Ford dealer, look at a Focus and tell the
the salesperson you like the VW Jetta better, is he going
to try an sell you another Ford, or worse yet a Chevy?
Of course not, he will base his sale on the Focus.

The REAL QUESTION is why does Linux NEED so MANY distributions?

Answer is they all suck in one form or fashion and each one tries to
fix what is wrong, in their opinion, with the others.

The entire concept leads to total confusion.
IOW can I use Ubuntu packages with Suse?

5. The Attack Microsoft technique.
This is another lame method the Linux lusers use to sway
the thread toward Microsoft and avoid Linux's faults.

Newbie says I hear Linux doesn't work well with DESKTOP multimedia, which
is true.

Linux advocate rants and raves about the 1000 virii release for Windows
last week etc, which of course has nothing to do with the OP question.

The idea is to switch the topic to Microsoft security and away from the
obvious lack of decent Linux applications.

6. The server vs desktop vs multimedia vs desktop multimedia switcheroo.
This one is another beaut.

Newbie claims multimedia (DVD, DAW,Video,etc) doesn't work or works poorly
with Linux compared to Windows.

The Linux luser squawks: Well Linux is good enough for Pixar and Disney
and tossed Windows out of the shop.

Truth is that we are comparing Apples and Oranges here. Yes Disney/Pixar
is using Linux.

They replaced REAL UNIX, NOT WINDOWS and the applications they are using
are HIGHLY customized and not for sale.

Try and find something like Sonar/Soundforge/Cubase/Garageband/Adobe
Audition etc for Linux and you will be met with a collection of HALF
ASSED, HALF DONE, BUG RIDDLED applications like Audacity, Ardour and Jack
(off) because that is what you will do trying to make Jack work.

Yea, the Linux community is full of lies.

They hide behind x.001 releases so they can claim
it is not a released version when the masses complain that the program
sucks.

It's like some kind of a crutch.

Tell me, why slrn is STILL at .9.8.1 after being around for 10+ years?

Why?

Because it's a crutch.

When it crashes and has bugs, and it does, the author can hide behind the fact
that it is not a released version.

Another cover up by the Linux lusers.

Linux is a total waste of time.

The advocates are children/zealots who are still sucking on mama's pablum.

You want real UNIX, buy OSX.

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