[olug] open source vs the world

[Ben Dinger]

On Fri, Mar 25, 2005 at 11:28:11AM -0600, jdh at gotopeak.net wrote:
> Now all, forgive my ignorance. i have but a pitance of the experiance of most people posting here. but i see some [by my perception] hate towards anything MS. Now at home i am a linux only user, and Mandrake at that. because i like it and for no other reason. that and XP and 2003 server didn't play nice with my opteron and SATA drives. i also test software for a local MS certified partner. most of my knowledge is in MS. the way i see it, gates should be held high, as well as others. it is these anti-open source companies and people that make me want to work harder at learning linux and developing for it and/or even using/promoting it whenever i can. i use MS every where i go but at home. sure ut has flaws. i don;t deny that, but it makes want to work harder at linux and open source, not just sit around and bash some multi-billionaire because he made some great business decisions. the best does no always win, vhs vs beta. let's not be beta, let;s become dvd movies! i say use t
>  he OS that makes sense for the situation, and according to the IT staff you have. If i had only windows guys on staff, i wouldn't use linux. they would find ways to screw it up even without trying! personally my home network when done will be 1 linux firewall, mythtv, 2 linux server, 1 linux workstation, 1 windows workstation, 1 windows test box. i see the need for both in my situation. i also see the flaws in both. just my 2 ignorant cents.
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Reading between the lines, are you trying to suggest: 
a.) That Microsoft competition is good for open source development
and 
b.) That even though it's evil, sometimes there's only one good tool for any given job

If so, how DARE you use such logic!? 

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Ben Dinger
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