Comments on: Critical Mass http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/03/critical/ Linux News, Reviews, Tips and Rambling :) Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:21:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dan http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/03/critical/comment-page-1/#comment-1304 Dan Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:08:03 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=457#comment-1304 @jbruced - Thanks for the kind comment I appreciate it. I hope Linux adoption will continue to grow but time will tell on that front. Hope to see you again :) @jbruced – Thanks for the kind comment I appreciate it. I hope Linux adoption will continue to grow but time will tell on that front. Hope to see you again :)

]]> By: jbruced http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/03/critical/comment-page-1/#comment-1303 jbruced Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:46:14 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=457#comment-1303 @Dan, These are some of the best comments I've ever read concerning Linux, I couldn't stop reading. You have a great knack (and motivation) to answer many comments in a thoughtful, non-reactionary way. For me, Linux is my choice. I dual booted (training wheels) for close to a year, but I can't even remember what I needed Windoze for anymore. IMHO, there many Linux distros that are better for the Grandmas AND the power users than the "popular" OS. No deterioration of your system due to bit rot/malware etc. for Grandma, and the power users have EVERYTHING that a PC can possibly do at their disposal, and it's FREE. Think about that one. Source code, free documentation, tons of high powered apps. FREE. Beer and speech. Makes you wonder how this could ever have happened in a capitalistic world. I've followed (casually) Dvorak for years. Not a fan, not a hater, but I've somehow always trusted that he believes what he says (not full of BS). Good or bad, us users listen to someone of his stature. I think he's stepped out a little on limb for GNU/Linux, and I for one appreciate it. Thanks for a great website, I'll be checking back soon. Bruce @Dan,

These are some of the best comments I’ve ever read concerning Linux, I couldn’t stop reading.

You have a great knack (and motivation) to answer many comments in a thoughtful, non-reactionary way.

For me, Linux is my choice. I dual booted (training wheels) for close to a year, but I can’t even remember what I needed Windoze for anymore.

IMHO, there many Linux distros that are better for the Grandmas AND the power users than the “popular” OS. No deterioration of your system due to bit rot/malware etc. for Grandma, and the power users have EVERYTHING that a PC can possibly do at their disposal, and it’s FREE. Think about that one. Source code, free documentation, tons of high powered apps. FREE. Beer and speech. Makes you wonder how this could ever have happened in a capitalistic world.

I’ve followed (casually) Dvorak for years. Not a fan, not a hater, but I’ve somehow always trusted that he believes what he says (not full of BS). Good or bad, us users listen to someone of his stature. I think he’s stepped out a little on limb for GNU/Linux, and I for one appreciate it.

Thanks for a great website, I’ll be checking back soon.

Bruce

]]> By: Dan http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/03/critical/comment-page-1/#comment-1296 Dan Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:00:57 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=457#comment-1296 @Mark - Interesting points, I think MS still has some power but it's slipping through their fingers the tighter they grip. You can't spend 25 years going around stomping on everyone, making enemies and generally being the bully without it coming back to haunt you. Karma and all that. They'll reap what they've sown eventually. @Mark – Interesting points, I think MS still has some power but it’s slipping through their fingers the tighter they grip. You can’t spend 25 years going around stomping on everyone, making enemies and generally being the bully without it coming back to haunt you. Karma and all that. They’ll reap what they’ve sown eventually.

]]> By: Mark Hyde http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/03/critical/comment-page-1/#comment-1295 Mark Hyde Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:46:34 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=457#comment-1295 This is just more evidence to me that Microsoft just isn't the powerhouse it though it once was. People from all IT backgrounds are discovering the growing maturity of Linux and the flexibility of open source license 'nixes and Unix-a-like because it gives them solutions they can USE and ADAPT. Instead having to tailor you whole hardware infrastructure around how Microsoft insists you do it to effectively use their OS technologies and paying exorbitant license fees in the process people and organisations can craft their own solutions. That's gotta be win/win for everybody. :) (Well not Microsoft, but they should be 'put in their place'. ) This is just more evidence to me that Microsoft just isn’t the powerhouse it though it once was.

People from all IT backgrounds are discovering the growing maturity of Linux and the flexibility of open source license ‘nixes and Unix-a-like because it gives them solutions they can USE and ADAPT.

Instead having to tailor you whole hardware infrastructure around how Microsoft insists you do it to effectively use their OS technologies and paying exorbitant license fees in the process people and organisations can craft their own solutions.

That’s gotta be win/win for everybody. :)

(Well not Microsoft, but they should be ‘put in their place’. )

]]> By: Dan http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/03/critical/comment-page-1/#comment-1281 Dan Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:53:04 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=457#comment-1281 @Malcolm - Thanks for the comment, I couldn't agree more. @Malcolm – Thanks for the comment, I couldn’t agree more.

]]> By: Malcolm Bastien http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/03/critical/comment-page-1/#comment-1280 Malcolm Bastien Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:40:31 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=457#comment-1280 Great news that Dvorak is recommending it. I actually hear instances on TWiT that happen two often where the group is discussion software or problems they have, stuff like that, and I'm there on the subway saying to myself Linux does that! As far as adoption your absolutely right that having a defeatest attitude makes us turn people away from Linux. We, as the people who know a damn thing about Linux, need to do what we can to support Linux, at every single step. Great news that Dvorak is recommending it. I actually hear instances on TWiT that happen two often where the group is discussion software or problems they have, stuff like that, and I’m there on the subway saying to myself Linux does that!

As far as adoption your absolutely right that having a defeatest attitude makes us turn people away from Linux. We, as the people who know a damn thing about Linux, need to do what we can to support Linux, at every single step.

]]> By: mario http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/03/critical/comment-page-1/#comment-1252 mario Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:01:31 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=457#comment-1252 That's an outdated rumor. This isn't the year of Linux desktop breakthrough, just because Dvorak says so. He's a little late for that proclamation. It has actually been 2008 that marked the maturity of Desktop Linux. While the uptake in the US might be still very slow, here in Europe the accelerating demise of Windows' dominance has pretty much begun (last year). That’s an outdated rumor. This isn’t the year of Linux desktop breakthrough, just because Dvorak says so. He’s a little late for that proclamation.

It has actually been 2008 that marked the maturity of Desktop Linux. While the uptake in the US might be still very slow, here in Europe the accelerating demise of Windows’ dominance has pretty much begun (last year).

]]> By: Dan http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/03/critical/comment-page-1/#comment-1251 Dan Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:30:46 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=457#comment-1251 @Eric - Oh thank you that's very kind. I think the bandwidth is coping now that I worked out how to use Super Cache, it turns out you have to set it up, not just install it :D @Eric – Oh thank you that’s very kind. I think the bandwidth is coping now that I worked out how to use Super Cache, it turns out you have to set it up, not just install it :D

]]> By: Eric Mesa http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/03/critical/comment-page-1/#comment-1250 Eric Mesa Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:03:19 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=457#comment-1250 Hey Dan, Go here via Digg - your bandwidth must be taking a pounding. Love Linux Outlaws - Keep up the great work! Hey Dan,

Go here via Digg – your bandwidth must be taking a pounding. Love Linux Outlaws – Keep up the great work!

]]> By: Dan http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/03/critical/comment-page-1/#comment-1248 Dan Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:09:28 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=457#comment-1248 @hugo - I'm really glad to hear Linux works for you. I'm not behind Ubuntu as such I just quoted those lines from Dvorak. He seems to be behind Ubuntu. I'm not behind any one distribution. I distro hop and review most of the time. I was running Debian Lenny last week and I'm just about to try Arch. I do like Linux Mint a lot and it's always my first suggestion for new users ahead of Ubuntu. It has a lot of things like codecs done for you out of the box which is great. People keep telling me Windows is easier but the last time I had to install XP for a friend I spent 5 times as long doing it because I had to add all the anti-virus, media codecs, office applications and even software to burn CDs after installing the OS. All of that is done for you with something like Mint and I think the main stream media and so called tech experts need to acknowledge that and not imply to people you have to compile your own kernel to run Linux. @hugo – I’m really glad to hear Linux works for you. I’m not behind Ubuntu as such I just quoted those lines from Dvorak. He seems to be behind Ubuntu. I’m not behind any one distribution. I distro hop and review most of the time. I was running Debian Lenny last week and I’m just about to try Arch. I do like Linux Mint a lot and it’s always my first suggestion for new users ahead of Ubuntu. It has a lot of things like codecs done for you out of the box which is great. People keep telling me Windows is easier but the last time I had to install XP for a friend I spent 5 times as long doing it because I had to add all the anti-virus, media codecs, office applications and even software to burn CDs after installing the OS. All of that is done for you with something like Mint and I think the main stream media and so called tech experts need to acknowledge that and not imply to people you have to compile your own kernel to run Linux.

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