RE: [MLUG] SuSE

["F Vernon Green" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

OK OK Where are all those people that were fighting me tooth and nail
about this every subject a month ago. These are the very same things I
was saying then and I was being crucified. Now all of a sudden I seem to
be right, I want to hear from those guys that were so adamant that linux
meant Free Beer AND free speech!

> -----Original Message-----
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> EMAIL:PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Miller
> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 5:17 PM
> To: MLUG Members
> Subject: RE: [MLUG] SuSE
> 
> On Tue, 4 Nov 2003, Larry McDaniel wrote:
> 
> > WOW, I can't believe he said that in public!!!
> 
> 
> I can.  Think about it.  If users can't handle it, and we're talking
about
> your average computer *illiterate*, they'll say that it sucks.  That's
not
> a reputation you want to have!  A second problem is the user burden on
> tech support.  If your device doesn't work, what do you do?  Recompile
the
> kernel?  I don't think so! - Call tech support and complain!
> 
> This is an excerpt of what Matthew Szulik, chief executive of Linux
vendor
> Red Hat, said on Monday:
> 
>    "I would argue that from the device-driver standpoint and perhaps
some
>    of the other traditional functionality, for that classic consumer
>    purchaser, it is my view that (Linux) technology needs to mature a
>    little bit more."
> 
>    Szulik gave an example of his 90-year-old father going to a local
>    retailer in order to purchase a computer with Linux: "We know
painfully
>    well what happens. He will try to get it installed and either
doesn't
>    have a positive experience or puts a lot of pressure on your
support
>    systems," he said.
> 
> Mike
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