FW: Why Open Source Sucks for the Consumer

On Sat, 26 Aug 2000, Lucas Vogel wrote:

> This is kind of interesting...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Guido van Rossum [mailto:guido@beopen.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 11:18 AM
> To: Jean Camp
> Cc: fsb@crynwr.com
> Subject: Re: Why Open Source Sucks for the Consumer
>
>
> > Linux is not only not ready for prime time its not even ready for
> > pay-per-view.
>
> Hear, hear. Amen.
>
> I *still* haven't figured out how to tell my machine the proper
> timezone (there's a configuration program that appears to let me set
> it, but it's utterly ignored).
>
> Floppy management is pathetic (the default in this -- commercially
> "supported") version isn't even good to read/write DOS floppies, the
> only relevant exchange format).
>
> I can't sync my palmpilot -- there's an application, but configuration
> is impossible and there's no information.
>
> And so on.
>
> --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.pythonlabs.com/~guido/)
>

No, no, this CAN'T be MY Guido!!! <sobbing>

Seriously, this comes as a HUGE surprise.

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