On Sat, 11 Jul 1998 09:21:05 -0600, Rick Macdonald wrote:
>Oh, sure, but I figure the more places people see and hear about Linux
>the more they take (serious) notice. It helps move it out of the hacker
>arena into the businessplace, maybe.
The problem, though, is that every article repeats the same thing over
and over and over again, and much of it is incorrect. They say that Linux
doesn't have top quality applications. They mean the *WINDOWS* applications.
There never is one that says "While Linux does not have the Windows specific
applications, it does have a good set of productivity tools." Star Office,
Gimp, ring any bells?
The problem with that is two fold. They paint a false picture of Linux
and they also strengthen the hold of those applications have on the market by
insisting they be everywhere. I've been bitten by that misconception. I've
been asked three times now to submit my resume in Word format because the
people on the other end couldn't figure out how to print my *ASCII* resume
formated to 78 characters wide! They actually chastised me for not using a
standard format. Please, someone tell me of a format more universal than
plain ASCII!
*sigh*
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