10 Things I Hate About Linux
Nov 27, 2009, 15:02 (8 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Ken Hess)
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"4. Rancid Fan Base - I know that the fan base isn't
part of Linux but goodness some of these people are absolutely
mouth-foaming and borderline crazy. Even a longtime Linux fan and
semi-expert like myself, will receive hate mail about something I
said. It's incredible how many "experts" (who have vehemently
opposing opinions) I run into when giving my analysis of something
Linux-related. I don't mind when people comment intelligently but
all too often I just get weird and rancid commentary. People who
think of things like Linux as a religion bring a certain
'extremist' flavor to the mix. It turns off a lot of people, not
just me.
"5. Linus Worship - Many of the fans mentioned in #4 above fall
into this category as well. People assume that Linus Torvalds
created free software and that Linux was all his idea. What they
(and possibly you) fail to realize is that ideas are built upon by
many people over time. Linus used Minix as a template in developing
Linux though he decided to use a monolithic kernel instead of the
microkernel architecture of Minix--he still had a head start by
using it as a design "go by." It was actually Richard Stallman who
first came up with the idea of a GNU (Gnu's Not Unix) operating
system based on all free software while Linus was still in diapers.
This is one reason why Stallman insists on Linux being called
GNU+Linux."
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