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Lindows and M$ are at it Again
Calum:
quote:Originally posted by mc0282:
i give a shit, what you people hate lindows?, i don't understand now we have a company has BALLS to go against microsoft showing the world how greedy this company is, now i am reading "i hate lindows" or" lindows sucks" come on people. be happy at least microsoft is losing there grip on the market.. we might see different flavors in the future.. oh you just want old window controlling the market. i be honest i don't just want linux every freakin box, i want different flavors , like i said before..
geez
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listen to me, i am sick of pointing this out.
lindows are more harmful to linux and open source software than MS will ever be. why? because their product sucks and it costs a shitload.
people will try lindows and they will know it sucks. read a review of lindows, the best ones say "needs improvement, it's inconsistent" etc, and i won't go into what the worst ones say.
you know the only people who will try lindows will be those who use windows already (and they have used windows for years) so firstly, it won't get a fair trial, and secondly when those people see how shit lindows is (and how insecure, slow etc) they'll say for years that they tried linux and it sucked. Those people will never try a real linux and it will all be lindows' fault, but why should they care? they got their $129 out of it...
what makes melaugh is those idiots would rather get an illegal bootleg download of lindows than a legitimate free download of red hat or slackware!
now you see why lindows is pissing me off? linux is coming of age and there's a time limit on how long it will be before people stop waiting for linux to come up with the goods (mature choice of dedicated apps and support for existing winhardware and so forth, not to mention idiot proof configuration tools and a uniform set of icons and toolbars (yes that's important for a huge number of the users out there)), and if linux doesn't rise to the challenge and seize people's minds as well as their hearts, then it will be a marginalised system for ever, truly relegated to the server market (which is actually becoming more windows oriented anyway so some sources would have us believe)
Laukev7:
You may dislike their software, but I think they have good intentions (although the road to Hell is paved with them). It's not like they are being monopolists or anything. There are loads of shitty Linux distros out there; it's just that Lindows actually advertise their product, unlike the others. If Michael Robertson were actively trying to undermine the Linux community, that would be different, but since they are not, let's be fair with him. A company isn't evil (unrecommendable, perhaps, but not evil) just because it sells low quality products (or because they sell them, period, rather than giving away).
[ September 30, 2003: Message edited by: Laukev7 ]
SAJChurchey:
Good explaination Calum.
quote:
Michael Robertson were actively trying to undermine the Linux community, that would be different
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Lindows isn't even a part of the Linux community. They've taken the software that has already been made and just redistribute. I've never heard of a Lindows developer submitting patches or even participating in the open source community, which is a collaborative effort. All Lindows does is take the free stuff, try to make money off of it and never give back. At least other distros' developers actually participate. This is pretty much the same thing as undermining the system.
Of course they don't have a monopoly, but I'm pretty sure if they were given the chance they would take one.
mc0282:
Calum i have to agree with you on the lindows suck as an OS.. but i have been wishing for company to beat the fuck out of microsoft already or even better blow them up.. but like i said before i just don't want linux to be the only OS, i want other OS to popup..
Calum thank you for pointing out for me little detail about lindows, i never like it..
Laukev7:
quote: I've never heard of a Lindows developer submitting patches or even participating in the open source community, which is a collaborative effort.
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But they do provide monetary support.
http://info.lindows.com/askmichael/question4.htm
quote: All Lindows does is take the free stuff, try to make money off of it and never give back.
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http://info.lindows.com/askmichael/question20.htm
http://info.lindows.com/askmichael/question7.htm
If you would just read what Michael has to say, you'll find that he offers straightforward answers to most questions from the Linux community. He's been interviewed once by Slashdot, and I find him
quite honest, from the answers he gave.
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