Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: Golden Eagle

Have read similar assertions in the professional media of the business.

You might check it out before becoming so hostile and cheeky.

It is certainly logical based on routers alone.


76 posted on 08/15/2005 2:37:46 PM PDT by Quix (TIMES R A CHANGING! THE BIBLE GIVES THE OUTLINE AHEAD PRAY, PREPARE)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 62 | View Replies ]


To: Quix
Have read similar assertions in the professional media of the business. You might check it out before becoming so hostile and cheeky. It is certainly logical based on routers alone.

Hi Quix, and welcome to the discussion. Yes, we all constantly read the giddy reports in the liberal media, describing the domination of Linux, when in reality it's stuck down at about ~3% of desktops and 10-12% of overall server shipments. They love it because it represents the socialized utopia they think we should all be spending our lives working towards.

And yes, my replies to ShadowAce rightfully questioned his claim, especially since he like many others regularly and knowingly distort the facts about Linux, this being simply another example. In this particular instance, he stated something that is obviously incorrect, again being "More people use Linux worldwide (even in the US)than any other OS", which is obviously absurd to any well informed person.

When questioned on it, he mentions Tivo but no figures on how many Tivos exist verses computers (all of which even including servers are dominated at a ~90% rate with Windows); DNS root servers, yet refuses to address exactly how many are UNIX verses Linux; Cisco routers, again neglecting the fact that not all Cisco routers run on Linux and instead often use their own proprietary O/S; and most absurdly puts up a chart of Apache web server, with no mention that most if not all UNIX web servers use Apache, and even more outrageous is the fact that Apache web servers can and do run on Windows, the very product he was attempting to indicate to distinguish his claims against.

You're welcome to join in the discussion, but if you do, I suggest you check the facts before advising me to do so. Once you do, you'll recognize who is the one peddling the BS, and who is the one attempting to correct the confusion. Thanks.

77 posted on 08/15/2005 3:23:54 PM PDT by Golden Eagle
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 76 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson