11 Jun
2009
11 Jun
'09
1:18 p.m.
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Brian Wheeler wrote:
On Wed, 2009-06-10 at 15:14 -0400, Dave McGuire
wrote:
Just goes to show that computers are no longer for "computing", but
for making pretty pictures.
On Jun 10, 2009, at 3:04 PM, William Donzelli
wrote:
We're in agreement there.
-Dave
As one of the Penguin Crowd, I agree. The local linux user's group
seems to be filled with people more interested in flashy gui stuff
than understanding how the system works.
Asking any kind of technical question of them usually meets with
silence. I guess if I asked about configuring compiz or upping my
FPS I'd get a lot of answers.
Brian 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
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