FW: Why Open Source Sucks for the Consumer

[Nathan Saper]

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On Sun, 27 Aug 2000, J.L.Francois wrote:

> Looks like a case of RTFM.
> See my rant below.
> 
> It seems like on Sat, Aug 26, 2000 at 09:53:13PM -0700, Lucas Vogel scribbled:
> Orig Msg> 
> Orig Msg> > Linux is not only not ready for prime time its not even ready for
> Orig Msg> > pay-per-view.
> Orig Msg> 
> Orig Msg> Hear, hear.  Amen.
> Orig Msg> 
> Orig Msg> I *still* haven't figured out how to tell my machine the proper
> Orig Msg> timezone (there's a configuration program that appears to let me set
> Orig Msg> it, but it's utterly ignored).
> 
> Linux is ready for the Prime Time depending on what you use it for.
> 
> I have 9 Debian Linux machines humming along nicely serving various
> server functions with no issues on X86 and Sparc hardware.
> 
> I do not wast energy trying to get my Linux installations to 
> behave like my Windows installation.
> 
[snip]

I guess we shouldn't be surprised.  IIRC, Python was first developed on a
Macintosh.

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