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  1. Comment - Does Open Source = Closed Mind?

    (Apr 16, 2005 - 10:54 AM)

    The Edit link is right there, and she apparently has a BA in communications.

    Go ahead, fix it up yourself. Open Source zealots, my fundament.

  2. Comment - Does Open Source = Closed Mind?

    (Apr 16, 2005 - 10:53 AM)

    ...remember to follow the links and read them.

  3. Comment - Does Open Source = Closed Mind?

    (Apr 16, 2005 - 10:45 AM)

    Why on earth would anyone need to write a script to get a tape drive working? Plug drive in, drive appears as a soft-link at /dev/mt0 to the real device at /dev/st0 or /dev/ht0 or wherever, end of story. Backups are now one easy command away (type or click, your choice).

    So what bizarre task did these maniacs set their Linux admins, and how long did it take them to select a task which would look so bad in the results? This is not Real Life, folks, this is an artificial environment being reported as if it was real life.

    Yankee-my-chain group strikes again, and for some reason Laura thinks of the report as meaningful.

    Why do you think so many Windows admins are installing CygWin?

  4. Comment - Does Open Source = Closed Mind?

    (Apr 16, 2005 - 10:38 AM)

    The GP is right for the wrong reasons.

    If you're a big company, you don't need the indemnification, your normal insurance covers it. If you're a little company or an individual, nobody will bother suing you, 'coz you're not worth enough.

    If you use Linux, you have presumption of innocence on your side, you can check stuff yourself (pretty much on the spot and often even if you're not a programmer), and you're usually not on a supplier's discoverable customer list. These things are worth a lot more in practical terms than an indemnification fan-dance.

  5. Comment - Does Open Source = Closed Mind?

    (Apr 16, 2005 - 10:30 AM)

    I didn't listen the first time, so my response is going to be...? Ignore them. [sarcasm weight=heavy] My goodness, it's so simple, why didn't I think of that? [/sarcasm]