Re: Linux on the desktop

On Monday 08 December 2003 16:21, The Rev. Shamim, D.D., LFHCfS wrote:

>
> Big deal. To paraphrase a popular saying, suggestions are just like
> assholes -- everyone has one, and you think your own doesn't stink.

Don't I love this!
I have never heard this before but boy , IT IS GOOD!

> Is it to Microsoft's advantage to allow competitors to open .xls or
> .doc flawlessly? No, quite the opposite. Therefore a competitor --
> Mozilla, OpenOffice.org, whatever -- can NEVER be 100% compatible with
> Microsoft formats. Because, you see, Microsoft keeps changing its file
> formats with every release. Since new PCs always come pre-loaded with
> the newest version of these programs, *everyone* must upgrade MS-Word
> or IE or whatever to be able to "buy bus tickets and read prices
> lists". This if how Microsoft can guarantee a revenue stream --
> otherwise, people will be satisifed with what they have and not give
> them MS more money.

Well this is it!
The question is: do you want to change or not?
If you want to change , every change is a challange.
>
> You may consider this a "Linux Annoyance" because you think the goal
> is to make 100% of the people out there, people like you, to switch
> from Windows to Linux. You miss the point. The goal is to provide a
> usable alternative for those who want an alternative. If you are not
> willing to suffer the slightest amount of incovenience, you should
> NEVER switch from Windows.

Your'e right. People change and then complain"OH IT IS NOT THE SAME"

> Instead of providing pointless "suggestions to the community" we just
> use the alternative OS and vote against proprietary protocols and
> formats with our wallets. If a web site breaks IETF standards, they
> won't get my money, but will get a letter of complaint. If someone
> sends me a .xls or .doc file, I send it back to them and explain that
> I can only read files whose formats are known and published. Sure,
> maybe I won't get the cheapest price or whatever -- but them's the
> breaks. People like you want to follow the crowd blindly down the
> easiest path should not complain when the crowd leads them downhill
> (the easy way) and over the cliff.
>
> If you want to use Linux or *BSD, use it, knowing there will be some
> inconvenience involved. But don't blame free software for Microsoft's
> monopolistic practices.

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