Re: Wanting opinions...

[Aaron Kenney <awkenney@sbcglobal.net>]

I also see in this article some information about the actual coding 
behind the OSes and such. I don't see what there is to complain about in 
either camp. Politics is always going to play a role in any technology 
the government has dipped their hands in to. If you don't want your 
software wrapped up in politics, don't make it public. It's just that 
simple, and it's a fact of life. I don't like politics, but political 
elements have been around longer than me, so we will see just exactly 
which one dies first. I just thought I would say that so that everyone 
wouldn't think that I missed the entire point of the article.

-Aaron Kenney


Aaron Kenney wrote:

> The claims are outrageous, but aren't terribly unpopular. I know a 
> number of IT professionals who share not neccessarily the same exact 
> points as the author, but at least the same sentiment. Most of this is 
> due to experience and comfort level. I personally work in an 
> all-Windows environment - not by my own choice of course. :-) If 
> things were to change and I was able to put Linux into the works, I 
> would, but not across the board, because my knowledge of Linux would 
> not allow me to fix arising problems rapidly. Unfortunately, I do work 
> for a boss who expects results overnight.
> Similarly, I know there are many, especially the older crowd, who 
> herald Unix simply because their comfort level with the OS is greater 
> than that of Linux. I can't really change this. People generally work 
> under time constraints and don't have time to learn a new OS. It's 
> easier for people who have been working with Linux for years to say 
> that it is a better OS. You've been using it, and you know what to do 
> to make it work. My personal issue with Linux is that it offers little 
> to no clues on how to make it operate and how to configure it. In 
> Windows, it's usually right there in front of you, and not buried 
> behind an archaic text command like "help," or require a Google 
> search. I imagine that there are some experiences out there for Unix 
> fans that make them see basic features of Linux as flaws as well. It's 
> just that I don't abandon Linux altogether because I know the problem 
> isn't the OS. It's my expectation that I will be able to make Linux 
> operate and configure just as quickly as Windows, even when I don't 
> know what the heck I'm doing. Do I have any complaints about Windows? 
> Yes. Do I have any about Linux? Yes. Do I have any about UNIX? Yes. 
> But do I discount any of these three OSes? No. Ultimately, I realize 
> that I am going to have to deal with different aspects of operational 
> issues in every OS, but that's only because I didn't design in how I 
> wanted everything in the OS to function myself. I wouldn't have time 
> to do so if I wanted to, so I just deal with it.
>
> -Aaron Kenney
>
>
> Ken Keefe wrote:
>
>> I have grown into a very avid linux user and a mild-mannered developer.
>> That being said, I don't have a wide enough perspective to form a
>> reasonable opinion about this article:
>>
>> http://www.forbes.com/2005/06/16/linux-bsd-unix-cz_dl_0616theo.html
>>
>> I'm curious as to what other people think. I'm especially interested in
>> what people who have been using linux a lot longer than myself (going on
>> 4 years soon...) think of it. So, as long as this isn't going to start a
>> flame war, what is your perspective on what this guy has to say?
>> Thanks,
>> Ken
>>
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