Linux as a language: yes

Posted Apr 2, 2004 23:43 UTC (Fri) by giraffedata (guest, #1954)
In reply to: Marc Andreessen: "Linux Has Matured" (BusinessWeek) by Baylink
Parent article: Marc Andreessen: "Linux Has Matured" (BusinessWeek)

I don't think it's mangled. I think Andreessen meant "language" and would say it again.

But it's not literal; it's a metaphor. (Someone mentioned Marc's marketing background -- you'd expect him to talk in metaphors instead of plain English).

If you graduated from college speaking only French, your company would probably have a hard time getting you to use any other language on the job. Andreessen's saying the same concept applies to the person who comes out of college knowing only Linux systems.