LXer: Debian Stabilizing the Linux Landscape

[ Thanks to Tom Adelstein for this link. ]

"One of the many myths surrounding Linux says a crowd of people who lack emotional stability develop and use Linux. I disagree with that notion. I believe proprietary software advocates have intentionally put that unwarranted tag on free and open source software people. I do not know many Linux guys who have the time to spend on such ridiculous endeavors.

"Linux's roots have more significance than short-sighted Iain Ferguson of ZDNet Australia and Gartner analyst Brian Prentice think. These are the two who recently said that 'flaming Linux bigots' [are] prone to hyperbole and religious debates. They suggested that such souls actually impeded the growth of Linux and open source software..."

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