From: lfoard@Turing.ORG (Lawrence C. Foard) Subject: Re: Linux activists unite all you have to lose is you Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 15:20:34 GMT
In article <BvG1r3.6Ky@news.udel.edu> radel@bach.udel.edu (Todd Radel) writes:
>In article <1992Sep29.193435.12556@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> lfoard@Turing.ORG (Lawrence C. Foard) writes:
>>So why not bombard BYTE with letters asking them to cover free software?
>
>How about sending something to _Communications_Of_The_ACM_, or some
>other magazine more devoted to hobbyist/academic readers?
It certainly wouldn't hurt to do that as well. But magazines like byte
do have a much larger audience. Linux installation may still be a bit
above most people but it does seem to be improving. On the other hand
there are alot of hackers out there who would love to have a real OS
and wouldn't mind the slight challenge of installing linux.
The problem with keeping free unix as a "cult" is that people also have
to earn a living. Wouldn't it be nice if you earned your money working on
freeware systems with full source, rather than Windows NT with no source and
outrageous prices for support?
I think its well worth the effort to compete with the commercial OS's
rather than limiting it to hobbiests. Just think how nice a real OS
would be the next time your pulling out your hair working on a proprietary
OS, or out of work and all people want to hire is OS/2 programmers.
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