Re: the removal of Packard

> [Original Message]
> From: José Fonseca <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Date: 3/21/2003 8:50:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [forum] the removal of Packard
>
> On Fri, Mar 21, 2003 at 06:33:28AM -0600, don hardaway wrote:
> > Right now i would say that the XFree86 
> > group is the biggest roadblock to linux being deployed to the desktop
to 
> > displace microsoft software.
>
> I can't help give a good laugh everytime I read comments such as
>
>   "<put-your-rant-target-here> is the biggest roadblock to linux being
>   deployed to the desktop to displace microsoft software", 
>   
> or as one can usually read on SlashDot,
>
>   "the killer-app Linux needs to win the desktop is..."
>
> If people actually *helped* open-source projects somehow, instead of
> just chearing/bitching these projects as football fans do to their/other
> teams, the world would be a better place. At least there would be less:
>  - GNOME/KDE/<your-favorite-super-duper-desktop-environment-here> flames
>  - RedHat/Suse/Mandrake/<the-linux-distro-of-the-day-here> flames
>  - GPL/BSD/<the-ideal-license-here> flames
>  - Linux/MacOSX/M$Windows/*BSD/<your-flawless-os-here> flames
>  - and, worst of all, almost public lynching of people who, spite of
>    their shortcomings (we're all human), have done outstanding
>    contributions to the community. (*)
>
> It's just plain sick, and the general sense of anonimacy in the internet
> seems to bring the worst of people out.
>
> Serious proposals are always useful. Rants are no good. (**)
>
>
> José Fonseca

I can't say we ever agree but this time Jose, we do.

Georgina