LinuxInsider Editor Didn't Even Use Linux.......

[Moshe Goldfarb.]

......until now.

http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/64306.html

It took him over a year working as an editor for LinuxInsider to make the
move to Linux?

How on earth did this guy even get the job?

Maybe there is hope for Roy Schestowitz to find a real job after all.

You have to read the article to see what a nightmare this guy went through
getting Linux installed.

Notice how he justifies all the difficult parts........

This guy would be more at home as a *Fresher Fluffer* at University of
Manchester GB.

Hey maybe Roy Schestowitz can put in a good word for him?

http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.advocacy/msg/97bd639f8de08108

"..... No real interferences on the horizon, but the
volume will be hard to sustain when the undergrads return next week
(Freshers' Week). I need to help getting newcomers connected (my daytime
job).

Best wishes,

Roy ""



--
Moshe Goldfarb
Collector of soaps from around the globe.
Please visit The Hall of Linux Idiots:
http://linuxidiots.blogspot.com/

 

[7]

How to limit spread of WINDUMMIES in your company

Micoshaft asstroturfing fraudster pounding the sock Moshe Goldfarb
wrote on behalf of Half Wits from Micoshaft Department of Marketing:

> .

I think this more evidence for removing windummies from the workplace
altogether.

Below are very sound business practices if to get rid of the WINDUMMY osen
and replace it with free software.
Original article by Rex Ballard.


"
Here are some tactics I've been hearing about from different companies
who are trying to prevent another "forced upgrade" to Vista at the
cost of jobs, poor earnings reports, and loss of productivity.

Executive Management Approval
Employees who want Vista or Office 2007 have to get approval from
their supervisor, who has to get approval from his supervisor, and so
on up the chain almost to the CEO or COO.  If a lower level manager
approves, and doesn't get prior approval from his management, a
substantial charge is assessed to his budget, sufficient to clearly
and negatively affect his bonuses.  In effect, any Vista or Office
2007 he personally approves, comes out of his bonus.

The point is that most lower level workers are not willing to go
through the hassles of writting a justification sufficient to merit
the approval of a high level executive, and mid-level managers aren't
going to eliminate their chances of promotion or bonuses by bucking
upper management.


Self Funded Personal Platforms

The company will provide the PC and Windows 2000, XP, or Linux, but if
the employee feels that he has to have Vista or Office 2007, they have
to purchase it through the corporate procurement system, and the cost
of the software will be deducted from their bunuses or raises.

Linux bonuses
Company offers bonuses, or adds to annual bonuses based on the
employee's ability to use Linux, with higher bonuses for Linux in
Native mode, slightly less for Virtual Mode, because they have taken
the time to self-train and take responsibility for their own desktop
or laptop environment.

Annual surcharges.
Rather than just giving every employee a copy of Windows and Office,
the employees department gets charged for the licenses and support
they are using.  For example, a call to the help desk for XP issues
would be over $300 per call.  A support call for Linux might be as
little as $30 per call.  In addition, administrative fees and support
fees for just having XP or Linux are similarly proportionally priced.

Full Time Reportinng
Time spent dealing with Windows XP or Office issues, ranging from back-
up and restore to reinstallation of software or Windows, has to be
reported separately on a time sheet.  If this time is from the 40 hour
work week, it's treated similar to "sick time".  If it's done in
ADDITION to the standard 40 hour week, it is considered volunteer
effort, but this gives companies a much better picture of how much
time is spent dealing with Microsoft related issues, and makes a
better case for switching to Linux.

Extra time spent installing and learning to use Linux ad Open Office
are treated like training, since these are new skills that the company
wants to encourage.  Since this training time indicates a willingness
to follow corporate guidelines,   Therefore this is a positive when
considering bonuses, raises, and promotions.


Client Provided software
More consulting firms are now expecting the client to pay for special
software.  If the client is using Vista and/or Office 2007 and won't
share documents in a legacy friendly way, the consultant has to
purchase the software through corporate procurement, and expense it to
the client along with travel and other expenses (at full corporate
price).  This is because too many clients have been "giving" pirated
copies of Vista and Office 2007 to consultants, and the corporate
licenses ONLY apply to permanent employees of the corporation.  The
consulting company is liable to Microsoft for the pirated licenses and
could even face a $10,000 per copy fine for the copyright violation.
In some countries, the penalties for stealing are quite severe,
including the loss of body parts.


Automated License and software audits

Most corporations now have the ability to get a comprehensive list of
who has what software, and many are on the lookout for pirated copies
of Vista or Office 2007.  If it's not on the inventory as a purchased
license, then it's pirated.  Many companies are also asking violators
to come to the data center or customer support depot and have their
laptops re-imaged.  Some corporate desktops can automatically be re-
imaged if pirated software is detected.

There are also some new viruses out that are causing full indexes of
the entire file-system to be generated, and sending the index to some
unknown location on a "trickle" basis.  If your laptop is suddenly
runnig very SLOWLY, this might be why.

Another virus is looking for file-sharing software such as bit-
torrent, if it's found, the virus deletes all mp3 files.  It only
impacts Win2K, XP and Vista users.

Seems like a lot of corporate and hacker forces are starting to make
Windows users really "suffer" for their addiction to Windows.  And
attempts to install Vista are pretty much the road to an
"Intervention".

"

So start with LiveCDs me thinks....

http://www.livecdlist.com
http://www.distrowatch.com

 

[Ezekiel]

"Moshe Goldfarb." <brick_n_straw@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1e44nmlyuiti9$.14wq5kto3th3q$.dlg@40tude.net...
> .....until now.
>
> http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/64306.html
>
> It took him over a year working as an editor for LinuxInsider to make the
> move to Linux?
>
> How on earth did this guy even get the job?

The article is an absolute gem!!!

- "As editor for LinuxInsider for more than a year now, I figured the time
was right to start walking the walk with my personal machine."

Translation: He sounds like a typical COLA hypocrite. Advocate linux but run
Windows.



- "Can I use iTunes? Nope, but there are a couple of apps -- such as Amarok
and GTKPod -- that allow you to sync the device. You won't be able to use
the iTunes store, but do you really want to pay Apple to tell you you..."

Translation: "Those grapes are probably sour anyway."


- "How can I get my wireless networking card to work? My old Dell has a
Broadcom B43 wireless chipset. That's a problem with Ubuntu... It took a
small amount of poking around and searching Ubuntu's knowledge base to find
out what I needed to do.

Still, that hasn't solved all of my wireless networking issues.... Problem
is, the guy who asked the original question found his connection suddenly
working for no good reason, so the advice doesn't carry through to the point
where we discover what the actual problem is and how to fix it.

That's the way it is with open source -- tech support is the other users. So
I'll be posting a new question in hopes of finding the answer. I'm just glad
I can hardwire and get Internet access, or the problem would be a lot more
severe.


Translation: After loads of research and configuration wireless still isn't
working on his laptop.



- "Is there an automatic backup feature? Or an app available? Not really,
but Ubuntu Forums has a pretty detailed set of instructions on how to
accomplish a full backup through the command line."

Translation: Gotta love the old command line.





- "Is there a driver for my printer? Yeah, but that doesn't mean it works
out of the box, like it would with Windows. I'm able to print documents, no
problem. Photos, well, that's another story. Apparently I'm not the only
person with the same issue. Sure, there's a workaround -- there always is --
but it means I've got to transfer the photo to an SD card, which I then put
directly into the printer."

Translation: Linux supports lots of printers but only in their most basic
mode. Nice "workaround" by the way - transfer the images to a SD card.
Translation of this is that the linux printer drivers simply can't print an
image.



- "...so making it work takes some tinkering. That's one of the charms of
Linux: You can tinker with it and learn about it along the way,

Translation - "Tinkering - That's one of the charms of Linux." Others would
call it high maintenance. While the editor of "Linux Insider" might think
it's fun and charming to tinker all day with his OS other people simply want
a tool to use. To most people this is about as charming as a refridgerator
that you need to fix daily or that charming 1976 AMC Gremlin that you get to
"tinker" with every time you want the car to start.



- "...but it's a time-consuming process that probably shouldn't be
undertaken on a machine that you need to "just work" right away."

Translation: Keep a Windows box handy for when you have work to do.



> Hey maybe Roy Schestowitz can put in a good word for him?
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.advocacy/msg/97bd639f8de08108
>
> "..... No real interferences on the horizon, but the
> volume will be hard to sustain when the undergrads return next week
> (Freshers' Week). I need to help getting newcomers connected (my daytime
> job).
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Roy ""
>

What kind of pathetic loser would admit in public that their "daytime job"
is to fluff incoming freshman? Earth calling Roy.... this is *NOT* a job you
fool. If this crap is a "daytime job" then something as sophisticated as a
paper-route or a lemonade stand must fall into the category of "carreer."





** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **

 

[Ignoramus27757]

On 2008-08-28, Moshe Goldfarb. <brick_n_straw@gmail.com> wrote:
>> - "How can I get my wireless networking card to work? My old Dell has a
>> Broadcom B43 wireless chipset. That's a problem with Ubuntu... It took a
>> small amount of poking around and searching Ubuntu's knowledge base to find
>> out what I needed to do.
>>
>> Still, that hasn't solved all of my wireless networking issues.... Problem
>> is, the guy who asked the original question found his connection suddenly
>> working for no good reason, so the advice doesn't carry through to the point
>> where we discover what the actual problem is and how to fix it.
>>
>> That's the way it is with open source -- tech support is the other users. So
>> I'll be posting a new question in hopes of finding the answer. I'm just glad
>> I can hardwire and get Internet access, or the problem would be a lot more

My son's laptop has Broadcom B43. It works fine, at least with
Gutsy. I will upgrade him to Hardy soon.

i

 

[Bill Yanaire]

Re: How to limit spread of WINDUMMIES in your company

Maybe you need to shove your head up your ass. That would be in order.


"7" <website_has_email@www.enemygadgets.com> wrote in message
news:j3Dtk.49335$E41.47766@text.news.virginmedia.com...
> Micoshaft asstroturfing fraudster pounding the sock Moshe Goldfarb
> wrote on behalf of Half Wits from Micoshaft Department of Marketing:
>
>> .
>
> I think this more evidence for removing windummies from the workplace
> altogether.
>
> Below are very sound business practices if to get rid of the WINDUMMY osen
> and replace it with free software.
> Original article by Rex Ballard.
>
>
> "
> Here are some tactics I've been hearing about from different companies
> who are trying to prevent another "forced upgrade" to Vista at the
> cost of jobs, poor earnings reports, and loss of productivity.
>
> Executive Management Approval
> Employees who want Vista or Office 2007 have to get approval from
> their supervisor, who has to get approval from his supervisor, and so
> on up the chain almost to the CEO or COO. If a lower level manager
> approves, and doesn't get prior approval from his management, a
> substantial charge is assessed to his budget, sufficient to clearly
> and negatively affect his bonuses. In effect, any Vista or Office
> 2007 he personally approves, comes out of his bonus.
>
> The point is that most lower level workers are not willing to go
> through the hassles of writting a justification sufficient to merit
> the approval of a high level executive, and mid-level managers aren't
> going to eliminate their chances of promotion or bonuses by bucking
> upper management.
>
>
> Self Funded Personal Platforms
>
> The company will provide the PC and Windows 2000, XP, or Linux, but if
> the employee feels that he has to have Vista or Office 2007, they have
> to purchase it through the corporate procurement system, and the cost
> of the software will be deducted from their bunuses or raises.
>
> Linux bonuses
> Company offers bonuses, or adds to annual bonuses based on the
> employee's ability to use Linux, with higher bonuses for Linux in
> Native mode, slightly less for Virtual Mode, because they have taken
> the time to self-train and take responsibility for their own desktop
> or laptop environment.
>
> Annual surcharges.
> Rather than just giving every employee a copy of Windows and Office,
> the employees department gets charged for the licenses and support
> they are using. For example, a call to the help desk for XP issues
> would be over $300 per call. A support call for Linux might be as
> little as $30 per call. In addition, administrative fees and support
> fees for just having XP or Linux are similarly proportionally priced.
>
> Full Time Reportinng
> Time spent dealing with Windows XP or Office issues, ranging from back-
> up and restore to reinstallation of software or Windows, has to be
> reported separately on a time sheet. If this time is from the 40 hour
> work week, it's treated similar to "sick time". If it's done in
> ADDITION to the standard 40 hour week, it is considered volunteer
> effort, but this gives companies a much better picture of how much
> time is spent dealing with Microsoft related issues, and makes a
> better case for switching to Linux.
>
> Extra time spent installing and learning to use Linux ad Open Office
> are treated like training, since these are new skills that the company
> wants to encourage. Since this training time indicates a willingness
> to follow corporate guidelines, Therefore this is a positive when
> considering bonuses, raises, and promotions.
>
>
> Client Provided software
> More consulting firms are now expecting the client to pay for special
> software. If the client is using Vista and/or Office 2007 and won't
> share documents in a legacy friendly way, the consultant has to
> purchase the software through corporate procurement, and expense it to
> the client along with travel and other expenses (at full corporate
> price). This is because too many clients have been "giving" pirated
> copies of Vista and Office 2007 to consultants, and the corporate
> licenses ONLY apply to permanent employees of the corporation. The
> consulting company is liable to Microsoft for the pirated licenses and
> could even face a $10,000 per copy fine for the copyright violation.
> In some countries, the penalties for stealing are quite severe,
> including the loss of body parts.
>
>
> Automated License and software audits
>
> Most corporations now have the ability to get a comprehensive list of
> who has what software, and many are on the lookout for pirated copies
> of Vista or Office 2007. If it's not on the inventory as a purchased
> license, then it's pirated. Many companies are also asking violators
> to come to the data center or customer support depot and have their
> laptops re-imaged. Some corporate desktops can automatically be re-
> imaged if pirated software is detected.
>
> There are also some new viruses out that are causing full indexes of
> the entire file-system to be generated, and sending the index to some
> unknown location on a "trickle" basis. If your laptop is suddenly
> runnig very SLOWLY, this might be why.
>
> Another virus is looking for file-sharing software such as bit-
> torrent, if it's found, the virus deletes all mp3 files. It only
> impacts Win2K, XP and Vista users.
>
> Seems like a lot of corporate and hacker forces are starting to make
> Windows users really "suffer" for their addiction to Windows. And
> attempts to install Vista are pretty much the road to an
> "Intervention".
>
> "
>
> So start with LiveCDs me thinks....
>
> http://www.livecdlist.com
> http://www.distrowatch.com
>

 

[Tim Smith]

In article <1e44nmlyuiti9$.14wq5kto3th3q$.dlg@40tude.net>,
"Moshe Goldfarb." <brick_n_straw@gmail.com> wrote:

> .....until now.
>
> http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/64306.html
>
> It took him over a year working as an editor for LinuxInsider to make the
> move to Linux?
>
> How on earth did this guy even get the job?

Don't worry. I'm sure someone will soon find some connection between the
publisher of LinuxInsider and Microsoft (or perhaps Apple--they publish
AppleInsider, too), and so will demonstrate that this was just a paid
hit piece by the enemies of Linux. That's how it always happens.

(Queue chrisv asking for proof that this always happens...)


--
--Tim Smith

 

[Lionel B]

On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:59:59 -0400, Moshe Goldfarb. wrote:

> .....until now.
>
> http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/64306.html

[...]

> You have to read the article to see what a nightmare this guy went
> through getting Linux installed.

LOL! Reminds me of a couple of years back, I had to reinstall XP on a
Dell Inspiron, as the OS went titsup due to some DLLHell(tm) issues. Now
*that* was a freaking nightmare (new hardware detected - how nice -
drivers not found, please insert CD, drivers still not found, please
reboot, please reboot again - and again... just one more time, thanks,
really... ahhhh... new hardware detected. Bollocks).

Just installed Xubuntu 8.04 today (desktop PC) - took about 1/2 hour,
everything Worked Out Of the Box(tm). What joy(*)

(*) Except for this `sudo' crap... what's the problem with `su -' ffs???

--
Lionel B

 

[Linonut]

CROSS-POSTING RETAINED

* Moshe Goldfarb. peremptorily fired off this memo:

> .....until now.
>
> http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/64306.html
>
> It took him over a year working as an editor for LinuxInsider to make the
> move to Linux?
>
> How on earth did this guy even get the job?

http://www.groklaw.net/articlebasic.php?story=20040301051959705

LinuxInsider, whoever they are, goes along with the charade, which is
a very big giveaway that while they may be insiders, they aren't
likely *Linux* insiders.

. . .

"'Call me crazy,' adds Stowell, 'but I somehow think that Pamela
Jones isn't just a paralegal with nothing better to do with her
life than host a Web site called Groklaw that is dedicated to
bashing SCO. I think there is a lot more to her background and
intentions than she is willing to reveal publicly. I believe that
Big Blue looms large behind Pamela Jones.'"

It is tempting to call him crazy, given the kind invitation, but I
think he has no such excuse. And Linux"Insider"? This is yet another
Linux"Insider" article giving Stowell a soapbox from which to attack
the Linux community, and by the way, nobody at Linux"Insider"
bothered to contact me to find out if what they were about to print
was true or to give me an opportunity to respond.

--
I trust the first lion he meets will do his duty.
-- J. P. Morgan on Teddy Roosevelt's safari

 

[Linonut]

* Tim Smith peremptorily fired off this memo:

> In article <1e44nmlyuiti9$.14wq5kto3th3q$.dlg@40tude.net>,
> "Moshe Goldfarb." <brick_n_straw@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> .....until now.
>>
>> http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/64306.html
>>
>> It took him over a year working as an editor for LinuxInsider to make the
>> move to Linux?
>>
>> How on earth did this guy even get the job?
>
> Don't worry. I'm sure someone will soon find some connection between the
> publisher of LinuxInsider and Microsoft (or perhaps Apple--they publish
> AppleInsider, too), and so will demonstrate that this was just a paid
> hit piece by the enemies of Linux. That's how it always happens.
>
> (Queue chrisv asking for proof that this always happens...)

Hint: Putting "Linux" in your corporate name doesn't mean you know
jack about Linux.

Here, it is obvious! The editor himself practically admits he didn't
know jack about it.

Hint: Putting "Insider" in your corporate name doesn't mean you really
are an "insider".

In the meantime, Zeke and Moshe get to use it as FUD fodder.

I wonder why this story is no longer available:

http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/43067.html

http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/7biPwnfUcng6bW/Where-the-Buck-Stops.xhtml

Anyway, maybe LinuxInsider is more on-topic these days.

--
It has been said [by Anatole France], "it is not by amusing oneself
that one learns," and, in reply: "it is *____only* by amusing oneself that
one can learn."
-- Edward Kasner and James R. Newman

 

[Damian]

Linonut wrote:
> * Tim Smith peremptorily fired off this memo:
>
>> In article <1e44nmlyuiti9$.14wq5kto3th3q$.dlg@40tude.net>,
>> "Moshe Goldfarb." <brick_n_straw@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> .....until now.
>>>
>>> http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/64306.html
>>>
>>> It took him over a year working as an editor for LinuxInsider to
>>> make the move to Linux?
>>>
>>> How on earth did this guy even get the job?
>>
>> Don't worry. I'm sure someone will soon find some connection
>> between the publisher of LinuxInsider and Microsoft (or perhaps
>> Apple--they publish AppleInsider, too), and so will demonstrate that
>> this was just a paid hit piece by the enemies of Linux. That's how
>> it always happens.
>>
>> (Queue chrisv asking for proof that this always happens...)
>
> Hint: Putting "Linux" in your corporate name doesn't mean you know
> jack about Linux.


That's true of newsgroups as well.

 

[Damian]

Lionel B wrote:
> On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:59:59 -0400, Moshe Goldfarb. wrote:
>
>> .....until now.
>>
>> http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/64306.html
>
> [...]
>
>> You have to read the article to see what a nightmare this guy went
>> through getting Linux installed.
>
> LOL! Reminds me of a couple of years back, I had to reinstall XP on a
> Dell Inspiron, as the OS went titsup due to some DLLHell(tm) issues.
> Now *that* was a freaking nightmare (new hardware detected - how nice
> - drivers not found, please insert CD, drivers still not found, please
> reboot, please reboot again - and again... just one more time, thanks,
> really... ahhhh... new hardware detected. Bollocks).


Only Two possibilities:

1. Illicit copy of XP.
2. You don't know how to install Windows correctly.

Which?

 

[Linonut]

* Damian peremptorily fired off this memo:

>> Hint: Putting "Linux" in your corporate name doesn't mean you know
>> jack about Linux.
>
> That's true of newsgroups as well.

Indeed! We have quite a few people in c.o.l.a. that don't know jack
about Linux. But there they are!

--
Alex Buell:
Or how about a Penguin logo painted in really really trippy
colours, and emblazoned with the word LSD. )

 

[Linonut]

* Damian peremptorily fired off this memo:

>> LOL! Reminds me of a couple of years back, I had to reinstall XP on a
>> Dell Inspiron, as the OS went titsup due to some DLLHell(tm) issues.
>> Now *that* was a freaking nightmare (new hardware detected - how nice
>> - drivers not found, please insert CD, drivers still not found, please
>> reboot, please reboot again - and again... just one more time, thanks,
>> really... ahhhh... new hardware detected. Bollocks).
>
> Only Two possibilities:
>
> 1. Illicit copy of XP.
> 2. You don't know how to install Windows correctly.
>
> Which?

Could be a bad disk, too.

Or an XP disk with a volume license.

--
"I figured there was this holocaust, right, and the only ones left alive were
Donna Reed, Ozzie and Harriet, and the Cleavers."
-- Wil Wheaton explains why everyone in "Star Trek: The Next Generation"
is so nice

 

[Lionel B]

On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:05:31 -0700, Damian wrote:

> Lionel B wrote:
>> On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:59:59 -0400, Moshe Goldfarb. wrote:
>>
>>> .....until now.
>>>
>>> http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/64306.html
>>
>> [...]
>>
>>> You have to read the article to see what a nightmare this guy went
>>> through getting Linux installed.
>>
>> LOL! Reminds me of a couple of years back, I had to reinstall XP on a
>> Dell Inspiron, as the OS went titsup due to some DLLHell(tm) issues.
>> Now *that* was a freaking nightmare (new hardware detected - how nice -
>> drivers not found, please insert CD, drivers still not found, please
>> reboot, please reboot again - and again... just one more time, thanks,
>> really... ahhhh... new hardware detected. Bollocks).
>
>
> Only Two possibilities:
>
> 1. Illicit copy of XP.

Vendor's disk

> 2. You don't know how to install Windows correctly.

Oh... right... you mean you don't just copy all the stuff off the CD to
your hard drive thingy? Gosh, my bad.

> Which?

Neither.

--
Lionel B

 

[chrisv]

Damian wrote:

> Only Two possibilities:
>
> 1. Illicit copy of XP.
> 2. You don't know how to install Windows correctly.

There's still time to repent, "Damian".

 

[chrisv]

Timmy wrote:

> Don't worry. I'm sure someone will soon find some connection between
> the publisher of LinuxInsider and Microsoft (or perhaps Apple--they
> publish AppleInsider, too), and so will demonstrate that this was just a
> paid hit piece by the enemies of Linux. That's how it always happens.
>
> (Queue chrisv asking for proof that this always happens...)

I might, if I could understand any of that drunken gibberish.

 

[Damian]

chrisv wrote:
> Damian wrote:
>
>> Only Two possibilities:
>>
>> 1. Illicit copy of XP.
>> 2. You don't know how to install Windows correctly.
>
> There's still time to repent, "Damian".

Oh, please Lord, forgive me for recognizing ignorance when I see it and
pointing it out. Amen.

 

[The Ghost In The Machine]

In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Linonut
<linonut@bollsouth.nut>
wrote
on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:09:50 -0400
<c4Htk.18421$XT1.12600@bignews5.bellsouth.net>:
> * Damian peremptorily fired off this memo:
>
>>> Hint: Putting "Linux" in your corporate name doesn't mean you know
>>> jack about Linux.
>>
>> That's true of newsgroups as well.
>
> Indeed! We have quite a few people in c.o.l.a. that don't know jack
> about Linux. But there they are!
>

I know a little about jackd and fluidsynth.
Does that count? -)

--
#191, ewill3@earthlink.net
Murphy was an optimist.
** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **

 

[Moshe Goldfarb.]

On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:22:20 -0700, Tim Smith wrote:

> In article <1e44nmlyuiti9$.14wq5kto3th3q$.dlg@40tude.net>,
> "Moshe Goldfarb." <brick_n_straw@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> .....until now.
>>
>> http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/64306.html
>>
>> It took him over a year working as an editor for LinuxInsider to make the
>> move to Linux?
>>
>> How on earth did this guy even get the job?
>
> Don't worry. I'm sure someone will soon find some connection between the
> publisher of LinuxInsider and Microsoft (or perhaps Apple--they publish
> AppleInsider, too), and so will demonstrate that this was just a paid
> hit piece by the enemies of Linux. That's how it always happens.
>
> (Queue chrisv asking for proof that this always happens...)

They are scrambling around in damage control mode already.
Much like roaches do when a Linux advocate turns on the lights in his
mother's basement.

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"Moshe Goldfarb." <brick_n_straw@gmail.com> stated in post
k1rsy0hec9gb.1jk56j4vh8ny7$.dlg@40tude.net on 8/28/08 6:11 PM:

> On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:22:20 -0700, Tim Smith wrote:
>
>> In article <1e44nmlyuiti9$.14wq5kto3th3q$.dlg@40tude.net>,
>> "Moshe Goldfarb." <brick_n_straw@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> .....until now.
>>>
>>> http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/64306.html
>>>
>>> It took him over a year working as an editor for LinuxInsider to make the
>>> move to Linux?
>>>
>>> How on earth did this guy even get the job?
>>
>> Don't worry. I'm sure someone will soon find some connection between the
>> publisher of LinuxInsider and Microsoft (or perhaps Apple--they publish
>> AppleInsider, too), and so will demonstrate that this was just a paid
>> hit piece by the enemies of Linux. That's how it always happens.
>>
>> (Queue chrisv asking for proof that this always happens...)
>
> They are scrambling around in damage control mode already.
> Much like roaches do when a Linux advocate turns on the lights in his
> mother's basement.

The general "damage control" used in COLA is to lash out against those who
know more than you (even if only in a limited area). That is one of the
main reasons Peter Köhlman spews BS about my personal and professional life
and lies about me forging PDFs - it is why Tattoo Vampire lies about me
calling him and makes up stories about my family and calls me a "hippie" who
should find a "real job" [another moron who says teachers do not have real
jobs]. It is why *both* of them call people names and mock others.

They are insecure about themselves. They do not like themselves as they are
and do not think they can become better. They mock people who acknowledge
errors and look for any hole in someone armor where they think they can get
a good "dig".

Steve Carroll of, mostly, CSMA was the same way... and he finally had -
literally - a mental break down. I do not wish the same for Peter and
Tattoo... I sincerely hope they find it in themselves to improve themselves.


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