[sclug] I'm a Paper Clip - Fly Me.

[larshaggqvist at onetel.com]

Quoting Neil Haughton <n.a.haughton at bigfoot.com>:

> All valid points, I agree, but I doubt if they make much sense or carry
> much weight with the average lay Windows user. It's all what they have
> come to expect - it's what computers do, innit? Just the way it is, and
> life's too short to question if things can be improved. You could say
> that's been the genius of MS marketing. Rather like the days (if you can
> remember) when Mother's Pride and Watney's Red Barrel were widely
> accepted as quality products. :-) Yup, believe it or not, that was once
> the case.
>
> Encouragingly I see that  several  Windows-oriented computer magazines
> are now carrying Linux sections.  Small sections, mostly, but at least
> it's getting an airing amongst the curious, and the general readership
> is getting the idea that there is an Alternative.
>

Yup, yup and yup.

I believe also that the partial commercialisation of Linux (Red Hat et al) is
leading to a more 'successful' Linux. There's more development going on,
greater credibility being earned as well as increased visibility.

I doubt whether either will win the OS battle (if ther's one actually being
fought), both have flaws and strengths. However, I do believe that as long as
they are competing then it's good news. As the Good Book says 'Iron sharpens
iron'

Lars Haggqvist