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oh man linux user must read this one
Calum:
quote:Now I can understand the problem with paying for Winderz, as I know that I will not be getting anywhere near my money's worth. However, what's with this having problems paying for Linux distros, but not OS X?(!) I've done my part, and kicked a few bucks towards Mandrake and Libranet. In these cases, I did get comparable worth in the form of some excellent documentation. Furthermore, since I have dial-up, I don't mind forking over a few bucks for install CDs either.
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the real issue is that people who paid a lot of money for mac software don't want to have to admit that linux software can be at least as good. i get really irritated at this attitude of looking down your nose at software purely because it didn't cost a lot of money or doesn't have a slick reputation.
this is a shame because essentially it's the reason windows users sneer at linux too, they just can't admit that they paid $100s and now people are getting better software for free.
also, i give a shit if decent apps are available for linux, but my response if i want to use, say, quicktime, is not to just use a system that quicktime is available for, the solution is to either write an email to apple saying "get with it, people using linux want quicktime" (which i did) or if apple turn out to be slowass fucktards who don't think linux people will buy or use quicktime, just use mplayer instead (for example, i know you said macromedia and adobe stuff, but the same principle applies).
the difference is making a lot of noise or actually doing something.
Calum:
quote:Originally posted by jtpenrod:
That was a deliberate attack on Linux. I don't tolerate Windoid fucktards spreading such anti-Linux FUD, and I won't tolerate it from Apple-using fucktards either. :mad: (And if Hummel can't figure out Linux after 2.5 years, then he really is a hopeless fucktard. ;) ) In fact, that's even worse. At least His Gatesness has the honesty to openly proclaim what he thinks of Open Source. At the very least, he doesn't take from the Open Source community then stab it in the back, which is exactly what this advertisement does. :mad: :mad: :mad:
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and you know what? this is true regardless of what you snooty mac users say.
i hope apple rots in hell if they are prepared to stab Free software in the back like this, they abuse a position of trust. there are certain responsibilities that come with developing open source software, and apple playing the two faced bastard is worse than microsoft in a way. at least everybody knows microsoft are a bunch of bastards, but apple seem to still have everybody fooled.
and on the one hand i do like apple computer, but on the other hand i hope they go to hell and take their users with them. i think these mixed feelings i have at apple reflect their internal "right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing" ethos.
[ April 15, 2003: Message edited by: Calum: crusader for peace & freedom ]
Faust:
I was actually thinking about getting a Mac laptop in a few months time. I want a laptop and i also wanted to see properly Mac OS X instead of seeing it on public compueters where I can't play with it.
After seeing that ad : fuck that!
Calum:
myself i would probably still get a second hand macintosh if it were reasonably priced, and i would put OSX on it (except now i think they charge for the software don't they? it used to be just the hardware...) but mainly i would be putting mandrake and YDL on there.
and apple are quite transparent about this, if they criticise linux, nobody will sue them, since linux isn't a company. also, microsoft has made anti linux statements and maybe they want to keep microsoft happy. if they specifically say "i've been using a sun workstation for a while and now i use a mac because i am too thick to get used to sun's interface" then they risk a lawsuit from sun, but say the same thing about linux, and who cares? only some nobodies on a bulletin board, plus, the apple army will quickly post "apple are great" comments on said bulletin boards to balance it out as we can see. this is one reason why a company making non-Free software is intrinsically a bad thing, even if their intentions are good.
what a bunch of compromisers. i think i might actually have less respect for Jobs now he has turned into a wuss. he was an arse before, yes, but that's more honest in a way than being a wuss.
Pantso:
Erm, this ad was also posted in the Linuxformat magazine by the way. ;)
EDIT: Perhaps us OS X users should burn to hell for using a *nix based OS, ha? What the fuck is wrong with you people? Should this page be renamed "The Apple Eradication Society" or what? Have we commited a crime when we purchased our Macs that we don't know about? How about you guys kick us all Mac users out of these forums and keep it for yourselves? :mad:
[ April 15, 2003: Message edited by: Panos ]
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