Re: RealPlayer, RAP, and XVFB

[Whistler <whistler@blinksoft.com>]

While I don't like the attitude of the people I am about to side with I do
have to say.  Linux is already competing strongly with MicroJunk.  Over 7
million people use it more software venders than ever are now supporting
versions of their programs for linux that used to only be 95, NT look at
The company that used to be Borland.  They are now called Inprise and now
have a version of Interbase out for redhat linux look at the company that
makes clipper they have a version called Flagship that beats anything they
have on a NT or 95 machine.  Look at Word Perfect they have thrown their
total support behind Linux and many more are doing so.  The Titanic's
graphics was done in Linux so don't spout that if we ever want Linux to
compete because it is competing and it in the long run does have a chance
to become an equal because it is a far supearior free operating system
that not only can be used by the civilian world but it has full Posex
compliance and now the Government is using it.  Something that Freebsd
can't do.  I also have a busness consulting for companies in the area and
I will tell you this Linux is replacing Novel servers and Hp servers and
even NT servers all through out my state.  Even at my college they
couldn't get the Sun box to run so what did they do they made the Sun box
a web server and for classes they use Linux.  They are trying to use NT
for some of the programming classes but they are getting tired of the
constant crashes so theya re even looking at using Linux  for all their
networking needs.


Well I have rambled enough it just ticks me off when people seem to think
Linux isn't competing and will never compete if we don't dumb it down so
that these window clickers can use it.  I say let them keep their
graphical window clicking stuff at home the power and the money for people
who want to work in computers is working on server aplications for
business.  I know for a fact with my Linux knowledge I can get a job
paying mega money.  Can windows 95 users say the same?

Ken  /whsitelr
www.valhalla.com
www.blinksoft.com
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On Wed, 1 Jul 1998, Brian L. Sellden wrote:

> Chris:
> 
> You said:
> > While I don't totally disagree with this attitude, I would like to remind
> > you that, if we want linux to even begin to compete with M$, we need to
> > provide some mechanism of support.  Telling someone to "rtfm" in so many
> > words is basically saying that, if you're not an expert then we don't want
> > you.  Any customer service rep, telling this to a customer, would have been
> > fired on the spot.
> 
> This attitude drives me crazy.  If you're trying to run some
> application, you have a *responsibility* to read the documentation.
> Just because a customer service rep doesn't call
> someone an idiot for not reading the docs, doesn't mean he's
> not thinking it.
> 
> And you don't have to be an expert to read a file called 'README'.
> But if you read enough of them, you may *become* an expert.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Brian.
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