Is Linux For Losers?

daRk_heLmet · Jun 17, 2005, 05:31 PM

Theo de Raadt is a pioneer of the open source software movement and a huge proponent of free software. But he is no fan of the open source Linux operating system.

"It's terrible," De Raadt says. "Everyone is using it, and they don't realize how bad it is. And the Linux people will just stick with it and add to it rather than stepping back and saying, 'This is garbage and we should fix it.'"

De Raadt makes a rival open source operating system called OpenBSD. Unlike Linux, which is a clone of Unix, OpenBSD is based on an actual Unix variant called Berkeley Software Distribution. BSD powers two of the best operating systems in the world--Solaris from Sun Microsystems and OS X from Apple Computer.
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YAYitsAndrew · Jun 17, 2005, 05:39 PM

To quote Jamie Zawinski,

Linux is free if your time is worth nothing

daRk_heLmet · Jun 17, 2005, 05:57 PM

yay ! losers, I run freeBSD

Sandok · Jun 17, 2005, 06:04 PM

linux for loosas

blade5545 · Jun 17, 2005, 06:19 PM

usability is a concept which is lost on the linux community that's why it will never be more than server os

quazi · Jun 17, 2005, 07:13 PM

Linux is very usable, but there's no driver support and far weaker game support, and as a result the marginal increased usability and efficiency of linux is not worth dropping the clunky Microsoft OS I'm using.

Necrosis · Jun 17, 2005, 07:32 PM

Hmm I've never used BSD. Currently running Mepis 3.3.1 (on my laptop) how does it compare? I think I might give it a try this weekend.

daRk_heLmet · Jun 17, 2005, 08:03 PM

unofficial comparison
http://people.freebsd.org/~murray/bsd_flier.html

official comparison
http://www.xs4all.nl/~marcone/bsdversuslinux.html

germanjulian · Jun 17, 2005, 11:04 PM

loosers...

Rhomboid · Jun 19, 2005, 07:41 PM

This just in... Pepsi drinkers call Coke lovers idiots. Coke aficionados claim that Pepsi enthusiasts' mothers wear combat boots. No word yet on whether emacs beats vi.

Jun 17, 2005, 05:31 PM	#1
daRk_heLmet Keep firing, assholes! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Death Star Posts: 1,072 Rep Power: 0	Is Linux For Losers? Theo de Raadt is a pioneer of the open source software movement and a huge proponent of free software. But he is no fan of the open source Linux operating system. "It's terrible," De Raadt says. "Everyone is using it, and they don't realize how bad it is. And the Linux people will just stick with it and add to it rather than stepping back and saying, 'This is garbage and we should fix it.'" De Raadt makes a rival open source operating system called OpenBSD. Unlike Linux, which is a clone of Unix, OpenBSD is based on an actual Unix variant called Berkeley Software Distribution. BSD powers two of the best operating systems in the world--Solaris from Sun Microsystems and OS X from Apple Computer. _____________________ Read More/Source: Forbes __________________ [color=white]My Blog[/color]

Jun 17, 2005, 05:39 PM	#2
YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,605 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	To quote Jamie Zawinski, Linux is free if your time is worth nothing __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism In other words, it's never okay to steal even if you think you have a good reason! www.yayitsandrew.com

Jun 17, 2005, 05:57 PM	Thread Starter #3
daRk_heLmet Keep firing, assholes! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Death Star Posts: 1,072 Rep Power: 0	yay ! losers, I run freeBSD __________________ [color=white]My Blog[/color]

Jun 17, 2005, 06:19 PM	#5
blade5545 Shoots first ask's questions later Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Austin,TX Posts: 330 Rep Power: 0	usability is a concept which is lost on the linux community that's why it will never be more than server os __________________ Dell Inspiron 700m 2 ghz Intel Mobile 2mb L2 cache 12.1 Ultrabrite 1.25 gig ram 80gig hdd 8x DVD-RW 4.5lbs 1.5" thick 5 hours battery DFI NF4 Ultra - D AMD Winchester 64 3200+ @4125+ 2.62ghz sold Swiftech H20-120-BB REV. 3 LIQUID COOLING KIT 2x512 OCZ EL DDR PC-3200 Dual Channel sold Platinum Rev 2 OCZ POWERSTREAM 520W sold ATI X700 PRO SEAGATE 160GIG SATA Windows XP PRO SP2 / PearPC - Apple OS X 10.2 Unknown "The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself."

Jun 17, 2005, 08:03 PM	Thread Starter #8
daRk_heLmet Keep firing, assholes! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Death Star Posts: 1,072 Rep Power: 0	unofficial comparison http://people.freebsd.org/~murray/bsd_flier.html official comparison http://www.xs4all.nl/~marcone/bsdversuslinux.html __________________ [color=white]My Blog[/color]

Jun 17, 2005, 06:04 PM	#4
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	linux for loosas

Jun 17, 2005, 07:13 PM	#6
quazi DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 66 Rep Power: 0	Linux is very usable, but there's no driver support and far weaker game support, and as a result the marginal increased usability and efficiency of linux is not worth dropping the clunky Microsoft OS I'm using.

Jun 17, 2005, 07:32 PM	#7
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Hmm I've never used BSD. Currently running Mepis 3.3.1 (on my laptop) how does it compare? I think I might give it a try this weekend.

Jun 17, 2005, 11:04 PM	#9
germanjulian Back in London Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London Posts: 1,797 Rep Power: 0	loosers... __________________ /\|\ Asus P5W DH Deluxe, Intel C2D E6600, 2GB Corsair XMS2-6400C4 DDR2, E-VGA GeForce 7800 GT, Creative X-Fi Extreme Music, 500GB Seagate 7200.10 SATA, Lian Li PC-V1100 Aluminum Case Black, etc. http://germanjulian.com /\|\

Jun 19, 2005, 07:41 PM	#10
Rhomboid DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The left coast, USA Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	This just in... Pepsi drinkers call Coke lovers idiots. Coke aficionados claim that Pepsi enthusiasts' mothers wear combat boots. No word yet on whether emacs beats vi.