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Ballmer: Microsoft to go after Linux strongholds (ZDNet)Ballmer: Microsoft to go after Linux strongholds (ZDNet)Posted Oct 21, 2005 12:56 UTC (Fri) by mikec (guest, #30884)Parent article: Ballmer: Microsoft to go after Linux strongholds (ZDNet)
It struck me while scrolling past the (seemingly) millionth report of a terrorist act on cnn.com that terrorism works because we cannot look away. So, we give the terrorists exactly what they want - ATTENTION.
I got so irritated with cnn having become the kidnapping/ransom advertising network that I removed them from my default home page and sent them an email explaining why... Of course, I expected very little in the way of response...
Seems to me blathering from Balmer should be treated the same way...
Instead of spending time telling Balmer which of his messages hit nerves so that he might refine his attacks, the linux community would do better to inform itself and respond by continuing to deliver the techincally superior solution.
There is plenty of healthy bickering within linux (just read lmkl for a bit), no need to add content free sources of contention...
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Ballmer: Microsoft to go after Linux strongholds (ZDNet) Posted Oct 21, 2005 16:37 UTC (Fri) by jerrysiebe (guest, #33230) [Link] I agree, bickering with Microsoft PR is pointless and doesn't benefit us. However, I think it would be foolish to ignore it outright. Microsoft does have the attention of the media, and thus, the general population, and people do tend to believe anything if they hear it enough. I think it would be good to keep the propaganda of Microsoft et al in check, but with moderation, of course.
Ballmer: Microsoft to go after Linux strongholds (ZDNet) Posted Oct 21, 2005 22:25 UTC (Fri) by mrons (subscriber, #1751) [Link] Yes we should ignore them.
Maybe we could laugh at them at a bit as well.
Later, if things get out of hand, we could fight them.
Oh, um, wait, er, who wins?
Ballmer: Microsoft to go after Linux strongholds (ZDNet) Posted Oct 27, 2005 16:35 UTC (Thu) by jzbiciak (✭ supporter ✭, #5246) [Link] *chuckle*
Thanks. Great antidote for the tired anecdote.
Ballmer: Microsoft to go after Linux strongholds (ZDNet) Posted Oct 22, 2005 23:25 UTC (Sat) by mmarq (guest, #2332) [Link] " Instead of spending time telling Balmer which of his messages hit nerves so that he might refine his attacks, the linux community would do better to inform itself and respond by continuing to deliver the techincally superior solution. "
That is absolutely right. Funny how Ballmer employs the same tactics of terrorists!... So we must not get *terrorised* as the fundamental principle. But we must not delude ourselfs about what is superior.
"Beying a little superior, or proudly alone at our little corner, wont do"
Because going against an institutionalized big power, only means that that power will employ every force on their arsenal to topple the opponents... guess terrorism is the new big passion game for sec.XXI and soon will replace sports and art for leasure times... the sport and art of a big blast or Ballmer jumping arround promising to crush the competition!...
Back to topic, LINUX/OSS has to be really and "absolutely superior" to the competition on every aspects of computing, and has to get there steadly and slowly employing only ethical weapons, namely code and freedom, as it has been done... or soon there will also be LINUX/OSS terrorrists!.
"The actual LINUX/OSS paradigma is too short". New prespectives should be discussed about more and different code. More freedom if that is possible. LWN is a perfect site to start that discussion.
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