Comments on: Chilly up there, but worth the view http://oneiros.gr/blog/2006/09/11/shuttleworthondebian/ You're miserable, edgy & tired. You're in the perfect mood for journalism Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:43:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tyxod http://oneiros.gr/blog/2006/09/11/shuttleworthondebian/comment-page-1/#comment-3202 Tyxod Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://oneiros.gr/blog-dev/2006/09/11/shuttleworthondebian/#comment-3202 I am all for Ubuntu, but it's quite upsetting that the only viable way for Linux to actually become a real player in the home-os market seems to be spaced-out Zillionaires.<br/> <br/>Just a thought: Wouldn't it be a lot easier if Mark actually bought Microsoft?<br/> <br/>PS. "PS: Still no miniposts facility for <a href="http://blogentis.sourceforge.net/index.html">blogentis</a>, but there are ways to go about them..." - That's bitching... I am all for Ubuntu, but it’s quite upsetting that the only viable way for Linux to actually become a real player in the home-os market seems to be spaced-out Zillionaires.

Just a thought: Wouldn’t it be a lot easier if Mark actually bought Microsoft?

PS. “PS: Still no miniposts facility for blogentis, but there are ways to go about them…” – That’s bitching…

]]> By: Oneiros http://oneiros.gr/blog/2006/09/11/shuttleworthondebian/comment-page-1/#comment-3203 Oneiros Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://oneiros.gr/blog-dev/2006/09/11/shuttleworthondebian/#comment-3203 Heh, eloquently put; apart from that and the fact that Shuttleworth seems too good to be true sometimes, as long as he keeps to the straight and narrow -upholding the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_%28ideology%29">spirit of Ubuntu</a> and the basic tenets of the Free Software ideology- I wouldn't worry too much (at least, I try not to; I'm still a sid afficionado at heart, although Ubuntu is my current Linux desktop distro). Don't forget that, although his <a href="http://www.markshuttleworth.com/biography/">biography</a> doesn't specifically mention it, he's been a DD since the 90's.<br/> <br/>As for anyone from the FOSS world buying MS, I value diversity too much to feel comfortable with such a thought. Besides, I should think they'd be tainted within a financial quarter :-p<br/> <br/>PS^3: No, that's constructive criticism and a much needed feature request ;-p Heh, eloquently put; apart from that and the fact that Shuttleworth seems too good to be true sometimes, as long as he keeps to the straight and narrow -upholding the spirit of Ubuntu and the basic tenets of the Free Software ideology- I wouldn’t worry too much (at least, I try not to; I’m still a sid afficionado at heart, although Ubuntu is my current Linux desktop distro). Don’t forget that, although his biography doesn’t specifically mention it, he’s been a DD since the 90′s.

As for anyone from the FOSS world buying MS, I value diversity too much to feel comfortable with such a thought. Besides, I should think they’d be tainted within a financial quarter :-p

PS^3: No, that’s constructive criticism and a much needed feature request ;-p

]]> By: Tyxod http://oneiros.gr/blog/2006/09/11/shuttleworthondebian/comment-page-1/#comment-3204 Tyxod Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://oneiros.gr/blog-dev/2006/09/11/shuttleworthondebian/#comment-3204 Nope. That's bitching... Nope. That’s bitching…

]]> By: Oneiros http://oneiros.gr/blog/2006/09/11/shuttleworthondebian/comment-page-1/#comment-3205 Oneiros Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://oneiros.gr/blog-dev/2006/09/11/shuttleworthondebian/#comment-3205 (That's bitching)^2 (That’s bitching)^2

]]> By: jhn http://oneiros.gr/blog/2006/09/11/shuttleworthondebian/comment-page-1/#comment-3206 jhn Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://oneiros.gr/blog-dev/2006/09/11/shuttleworthondebian/#comment-3206 <a href="http://www.google.com/trends?q=slackware%2C+debian%2C+ubuntu%2C+redhat%2C+suse&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all">Google trends: Linux distros</a> Google trends: Linux distros

]]> By: Oneiros http://oneiros.gr/blog/2006/09/11/shuttleworthondebian/comment-page-1/#comment-3207 Oneiros Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://oneiros.gr/blog-dev/2006/09/11/shuttleworthondebian/#comment-3207 See how easy life can be? You didn't have to wreck my page formatting ;-)<br/> PS: I'm aware of the distro trends, they've been the talk of the Linux community this past month. See how easy life can be? You didn’t have to wreck my page formatting ;-)
PS: I’m aware of the distro trends, they’ve been the talk of the Linux community this past month.

]]> By: jhn http://oneiros.gr/blog/2006/09/11/shuttleworthondebian/comment-page-1/#comment-3208 jhn Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://oneiros.gr/blog-dev/2006/09/11/shuttleworthondebian/#comment-3208 Sorry mate, didn't expect this to happen. I should have pressed the preview button first. You're allowed to edit my posts if you will. Sorry mate, didn’t expect this to happen. I should have pressed the preview button first. You’re allowed to edit my posts if you will.

]]> By: Oneiros http://oneiros.gr/blog/2006/09/11/shuttleworthondebian/comment-page-1/#comment-3209 Oneiros Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://oneiros.gr/blog-dev/2006/09/11/shuttleworthondebian/#comment-3209 No problem.<br/> </p> <blockquote>You're allowed to edit my posts if you will.</blockquote> <p>Uh, is that a blogentis feature request ..or more bitching? :-p<br/>Can't really edit comments in blogentis (at present?), only reformat and repost them. I promise not to "edit" comments for content, though, just for presentation, if needed.<br/> <br/>Btw, the blogentis hunting season is open: feature request / bitching has been <a href="http://tassos.blogentis.net/2006/09/25/life-goes-on">officially greenlighted by the man 'imself</a>... as long as we post requests on the <a href="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=121966&atid=691937">tracker</a> too. No problem.

You’re allowed to edit my posts if you will.

Uh, is that a blogentis feature request ..or more bitching? :-p
Can’t really edit comments in blogentis (at present?), only reformat and repost them. I promise not to “edit” comments for content, though, just for presentation, if needed.

Btw, the blogentis hunting season is open: feature request / bitching has been officially greenlighted by the man ‘imself… as long as we post requests on the tracker too.

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