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this ad was also posted in the Linuxformat magazine by the way.
Now isn't
that the smart thing to do? Advertise in a Linux on-line magazine that spreads the most common form of anti-Linux FUD. Take another look at that comment: "After two-and-a-half years of Linux, I've finally found a joy in a UNIX operating system. And I found it when I purchased a Macintosh -- the first one I've ever owned." Isn't that the very thing that you see from Windoids: Linux isn't ready for "prime time", Linux makes a great server, but it's "too hard" to install; it's "too hard" for the casual user to run as a desktop system; the "average Joe" can't deal with a command line, yada, yada, yada. To hear these Windoids tell it, it's still 1995. They totally ignore the progress Linux has made in installers to the point that putting most distros on a system is no more difficult that doing an install of Win 2K. To hear them tell it, Linux is still a "green-screen" op-sys, and such things as GNOME or KDE never happened. :eek:
Let's do a little creative editing here: "After two-and-a-half years of Linux, I've finally found a joy in an operating system. And I found it when I purchased Windows XP -- the first Windows I've ever owned". There, does that sound a bit more familiar? :rolleyes:
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What the fuck is wrong with you people?
I'll tell you exactly what the fuck is wrong with me: when you take from the Open Source community, and make no mistake about this: FreeBSD was made by the Open Source community, it is expected that you will give back to that community. That means either by means of payment and/or contributions to the community, by giving back code for projects whose bugs you fixed, or for enhancements you've made. The GPL makes this an explicit requirement, whereas the BSD License does not. However, what I do expect is that you will not profit from all the work that the Open Source community has done, and then stab that very community in the back. When Apple fills its ads for its products with FUD directed explicitly at Linux, then, that is
exactly what they are doing. :mad: Apple should have told John Hummel to take his testimonial and fuck off. I don't expect Apple to assist Linux; I do expect Apple to not hinder Linux
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Should this page be renamed "The Apple Eradication Society" or what?
It may come to that, given attitudes such as that put on display in that ad.
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Have we commited a crime when we purchased our Macs that we don't know about?
So now you know about it, so don't do it anymore.
Or you could go onto whatever Mac forums you visit, and demand that Apple stop spreading FUD against Linux, and do something to support the community that's been their Golden Goose.
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How about you guys kick us all Mac users out of these forums and keep it for yourselves?
We don't kick Winderz users out unless they start flame wars and throw baseless FUD about. So far, all our Mac users have been very well behaved. In this case, the problem isn't with the users, it's the company and its ads that perpetuate the anti-Linux FUD that originated in Redmond.
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[ April 15, 2003: Message edited by: jtpenrod ]
