Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261188AbVETSel (ORCPT ); Fri, 20 May 2005 14:34:41 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261543AbVETSel (ORCPT ); Fri, 20 May 2005 14:34:41 -0400 Received: from relay1.tiscali.de ([62.26.116.129]:5000 "EHLO webmail.tiscali.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261188AbVETSeg (ORCPT ); Fri, 20 May 2005 14:34:36 -0400 Message-ID: <428E2DBF.7000309@tiscali.de> Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 20:34:39 +0200 From: Matthias-Christian Ott User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 (X11/20050108) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Patrick McFarland CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [OT] Joerg Schilling flames Linux on his Blog References: <200505201345.15584.pmcfarland@downeast.net> In-Reply-To: <200505201345.15584.pmcfarland@downeast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2005 Lines: 40 Patrick McFarland wrote: > As everyone knows, Joerg Schilling has a blog, and he often pushes his > pro-Solaris agenda, and flames the LKML about how Linux breaks cdrecord > (instead of just admitting cdrecord is broken) or how much more awesome > Solaris is compared to Linux. > > Well, he just fired yet another salvo at the Linux community: > http://schily.blogspot.com/2005/04/value-marketing-and-freedom.html > > I commented on his blog entry, but I am afraid of being censored as my views > do not align with his, so I am including the text of my comment here: > > //// > I suggest people don't read too much into what Schily says. He thinks Solaris > is this almighty perfect operating system that crushes all others: The reason > Solaris is failing is because more and more people are switching to other > operating systems. And yes, Linux just happens to be the one that most are > switching to; BSD and QNX are also other choices. > > Most of the people switching to Linux are not doing so because its GPL, not > because its associated with other Free Software, and not because the source > is available. They are switching simply because it is the best product out > there at this time; and as I see it, it will continue to be the best product > because Linux software developers are not sitting around arguing about what > license is better, or what features other operating systems have or don't > have. > > Linux developers code, OpenSolaris developers sit around and flame Linux > developers instead of coding. Which operating system would _you_ choose? > //// > He's maybe a sympathizer of Solaris (remember that the Slab was developed by Sun for Solaris). I don't like Sun, but anyway he's right. Matthias-Christian Ott - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/