b On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 11:57 AM, Daniel Escasa<desc...@gmail.com> wrote: > http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/65877.html?wlc=1246679309 -- > there's surely a lot of blame to go around, starting with Microsoft, > but the Linux zealots are probably as bad, if not worse, than MS. > > -- > Daniel O. Escasa > independent IT consultant and writer > contributor, Free Software Magazine (http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com) > personal blog at http://descasa.i.ph > Twitter page at http://www.twitter.com/silverlokk > If we choose being kind over being right, we will be right every time. > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >
I dug into this story a little bit and in my opinion that rather than laying the blame on "Linux zealots" why don't we ask instead why Verizon simply didn't include a Linux guide in the CD and why MATC "requires" MS Word when any word processing program would do? It seems to me that a lot of things are so very skewed in favor of Microsoft. And that business practices like these perpetuate the use of programs where otherwise alternative FOSS are readily available. It makes it that much harder to adapt to alternative software environments. The lady who is the subject of this article could have been spared all this had Verizon and MATC been more considerate towards users of FOSS and implemented practices that ensured anyone regardless of whether they were using Windows or Linux had access to their services. Its a pity that what could have been a rewarding and liberating experience turned instead into an embarassing one. This article isn't about a "marketing failure" for GNU/Linux. Rather its a case in point why people are so resistant to change. -- Rage Callao Free Software :: empower :: educate :: liberate _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
