Langa bashing (was Re: Problems getting Linux into homes)
Sean Estabrooks
seanlkml at rogers.com
Sat Apr 24 17:17:41 UTC 2004
On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 11:43:56 -0400
Craig Thomas <cjtinhp at optonline.net> wrote:
> On Sat, 2004-04-24 at 10:48, Sean Estabrooks wrote:
> > It's beside the point because all that matters is the end result.
> > There
> > are a lot of factors that make up a "Linux experience" for a user.
> And I would argue that a home user reading the article comes away with
> the impression that Linux is not for them because it fails to work with,
> for instance, their modem. When the reason their modem doesn't work
> with Linux is because it's manufacturer didn't see fit to release a
> compatible driver. How's this for an end result?
>
It may very well be the end result for someone. And in the end, it is a
problem for Linux. Regardless of whom you feel is ultimately responsible
it may only be a problem if the person chooses Linux. They may very well
get their modem to work if they choose a different operating system. The
author of the article in question was using this frame of reference.
Which i would argue is valid and not "argumentative".
I agree with you that a follow up article on the reasons for the problem
he described would be informative.
Cheers,
Sean
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