Re: I wish to advocate linux
On 2013/2/26 5:39 PM, Joe wrote:
On Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:29:06 -0500
Mark Filipak <markfilipak.linux@gmail.com> wrote:
On 2013/2/26 5:08 PM, Miles Fidelman wrote:
Mark Filipak wrote:
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Your attitude, Miles, is typical and is a large part of the
problem.
Ummm... what exactly is the problem of which you speak?
That Linux hasn't become the People's Operating System? The
Volks-Machina? The dominant OS? That success has come to only
commercial operating systems from companies with questionable
devotion to the best interests of their customers in particular and
the public in general? Or do you not care?
Linux is where it is without mainstream or mass interest. Enough people
want it, and use it, to maintain its viability. It *is* a success.
No, it isn't.
Would you say that classical musicians and opera singers are failures
because the popular TV channels aren't full of them?
That's the wrong analogy. A better one is this: Would you say that TV would be better if classical musicians and opera singers were regularly featured?
Somewhat better support from hardware vendors would be nice, but if the
price is viability of Linux malware, then it's too high.
You're kidding, right? Hardware support is crucial. How can you run an OS on hardware that doesn't have drivers available? Besides that, it isn't hardware that facilitates malware, it's backdoors and unattended port listeners.
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