Re: [tlug] linux@example.com How many widely can we do that?

[Attila Kinali <attila@example.com>]

On Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:43:42 +0100
Christian Horn <chorn@example.com> wrote:

> "What happens when you read some doc and either it doesn't answer 
> your question or is demonstrably wrong? In Linux, you say 'Linux 
> sucks' and go read the code. In Windows/Oracle/etc you say 'Windows 
> sucks' and start banging your head against the wall."
>        -- Denis Vlasenko on lkml
> 
> Pretending both OSs are equally good equipped for a given work-
> load (and i think for mine linux is better equipped) one still
> has a better chance with an OpenSourced OS to shed out problems.

But how many people who use a computer in their daily life can
read code? How many of those who can are able to understand such
complex code as it is commonly found on unixoid systems?

Your argument that one has a better chance to solve any given
problem on a OSS system is void for 99% of the world population.


				Attila Kinali
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