🚀 go-pugleaf

Dr. Who (mind@ripco.com) wrote:
: camp.  I'm quite sick of seeing that Linux has become a trendy "Generation
: X" operating system.  The fact of the matter is that Linux is doing more
: or less what Microsoft does.  Even though it's not commercial, it
> certainly behaves that way.  Everyone is too busy trying to support every
> new crap hardware device that comes out on the market, but is not giving
> much thought to improving what already exists (ie: the "good" hardware
> support).  Do we *really need* plug and pray support under Linux?  I
> think not.  Especially judging by the typically poor quality of that
: type of hardware to begin with.


I thought the whole idea behind the open system mentality was to enable the
growth of the OS by letting people add what they need/want. Linux isn't
the newest victum of Microsoft. If anything it is becoming the victum of
people who have forgotten the basic principle behind Linux/Free BSD etc..
"If you want it, the code is there. Go develop it yourself."

Simply put, Linux doesn't suffer from Bill Gates and his company. It suffers
from people who find it better to complain about the lack of support/development
,when they should get up off their tails and do it themselves. If you want
improvements for some previously incorporated hardware, the code is there. Get
to it. What separates a 'moron' from a 'Linux enthusiast' is that a moron
complains about what should be, while a Linux enthusiast makes it so and moves
on. Stop complaining and help us keep Linux/Free BSD the most powerful OS's
NOT in the business.

wbarnes@phoenix.lhup.edu