[ Thanks to Kelly
McNeill for this link. ]
“What Linux needs is not to become Windows-like. Not even in its
applications. I understand it’s a lot faster and easier just
stealing all the idea’s from existing apps. And I’m willing to
support it as long as we don’t have a talking paperclip (which is
possible, viewing that they’re implementing VB scripting in GNOME
right now). But the main objective is not making Linux
hospitable to Windows users (and thus like Windows), it’s making
Windows like Linux.“
“The gimp. We all love it. It’s, apart from PhotoShop, the best
bitmap-based graphical design program I know of. Have you checked
out the Windows port lately? Oh, you didn’t know there was a
Windows port? Well, they’re not actively promoting it. In fact,
it’s not even linked from the gimp site. That’s why you don’t know.
And if even a lot of Linux users don’t know of a Windows port, how
should Windows users find out? I’m nearing my point here. The trick
to tying down Windows users is surrounding them with our apps.
Microsoft has known this for years. And we have accused them of
abusing this knowledge all these years, while we just do nothing
ourselves.”