11 Jun
2009
11 Jun
'09
3:26 a.m.
On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 03:04:03PM -0400, William Donzelli wrote:
As a longtime member of said penguin crowd, I unfortunately have to
agree. The general trend there seems to be a focus on flashy stuff
(Look! It's shiny! And colorful!). People who actually understand (and
care about) what happens below the surface seem to be as rare as ever.
Regards,
Alex.
--
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and
looks like work." -- Thomas A. Edison
?The other
amusing thing about which people here (at least) should know
better is the visibility factor. ?VMS, OS/400, MVS, and VM are
*everywhere*...but people think they're somehow "dead" because the only
thing they see in for sale in WalMart is PCs running Windows. ?Do these
people really believe PCs running Windows process their bank transactions,
maintain hospital databases, or run railroads?
Let's also give credit where credit is due - there are huge numbers of
*nix guys that are as bad as the Windows guys. The penguin crowd are
the worst offenders.