Re: Linux for Kids
From: chris (chrisehunter_at_NOSPAMblueyonder.co.uk)
Date: 03/11/05
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Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 19:18:11 GMT
Mxsmanic wrote:
>> No. Windows is not a "good commercial product". It is unreliable,
>> insecure, slow, and not "fit for purpose".
>
> This is demonstrably and obviously untrue. Only those with a religious
> attachment to other operating systems seriously believe it.
Wrong! Under the "Sale of Goods Act" in this country, Windows is not "fit
for purpose". There are a number of major companies and institutions here
that are pursuing Bill and his corporation for the damage to trade and
insecurities that his crapware has caused.
> No company (except perhaps Intel) has advanced microcomputing more than
> Microsoft.
Don't be silly. All the "invention" that MS proudly proclaims is just
theft. I've had algorithms and methods stolen by MS, as have any number of
other software innovators. This is one of the risks of the GPL - anyone
can steal your work and claim it as their own.
> Did Linus invent his kernel, or did he "steal" the concept from, say,
> UNIX?
Perhaps you should consider what he actually did. He wanted a
"minix-alike", but without the expense. That's what he achieved. There
was no theft of intellectual property.
>> There are even some significant parts of Windows that
>> are directly stolen from BSD.
>
> Whereas Linux looks nothing like any other OS.
It might look similar, but it doesn't rely on actually stolen code. MS
haven't invented any original code, but have persisting in buying and
stealing from real innovators.
>> No. Modern, forward thinking schools in this country are using other
>> operating systems, despite Bill Gates "buying" his way into the
>> "government" with huge bribes.
>
> No, they are not. Preparing students for the real world is important,
> and raising them on operating systems that practically no one uses is
> not a step in this direction.
Business users are leaving Windoze in droves. They're fed up with the
insecurities and unreliabilities of MS products. The next generation
certainly won't be using anything MS-based.
>> It's insecure, unstable, slow and bloated.
>
> The usual baseless assertions. Show me the benchmarks.
Don't waste my time.
> Linux is lightyears away from Windows on the desktop, and even further
> away from the Mac.
So if you prefer Windows or Mac, go away and play with your toys, and leave
this newsgroup to the rest of us.
> With a quarter-million "serious" applications available only on Windows,
> it's the only game in town for most people with serious work to do.
Wrong. Any "serious" applications are available for Linux, often in better
form than their Windows equivalent. The mass migration has started, so
you'd better spend all your cash with your pal Bill to try to keep his
corporation afloat. It's only a matter of time before the rest of the
world stops wasting their time and money on MS crapware, leaving the USA as
their own source of revenue.
C.
-- Everything gets easier with practice, except getting up in the morning!
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