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Re: Miguel_de_Icaza has done for Linux vs COLA Linux Idiots...

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On Thu, 26 Mar 2015 09:13:41 +0000, William Poaster wrote:

> It was reported that ronb posted:
> 
>> On Wed, 25 Mar 2015 19:28:44 -0500, JEDIDIAH wrote:
>>
>>> On 2015-03-25, Tomas <tgif9fri@numo.net> wrote:
>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_de_Icaza
>>>>
>>>> So excatly and specifically have you unwashed Linux creeps done for
>>>> Linux?
>>> 
>>>    You're right. I don't think any of these guys have ever tried to
>>> hijack Linux and make it dependent on a Microsoft owned API. You're
>>> right. These guys just can't compete with that kind of accomplishment.
>>> 
>>>> Chris Ahlstrom?
>>>> What have you done?
>>>> chrisv?
>>>> What have you done?
>>>> William Poaster?
>>>> What have you done?
>>>> Peter Kohlmann?
>>>> What have you done?
>>>> and so forth.......
>>>>
>>>> You Linux creeps like to attack others but the truth is those others
>>>> have done far more for Linux than you have.
>>>> In fact, it's virtually impossible to find a single thing any of you
>>>> have done for Linux since most of you work with Windows and some of
>>>> you seems incapable of even installing Linux.
>>
>> No one is saying Icaza "didn't do anything for Linux," -- what
>> (specifically I was saying (not speaking for others) is that he tried
>> to force Linux in a direction most users didn't want it to go. Unlike
>> iCultists and WindDrones, Linux users aren't prone to cult-like
>> following of leaders. We like to think for ourselves and choose what we
>> like -- not what someone tells us we SHOULD like.
> 
> Like the cult-like following wintrolls here:
> http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QTluKRAgYws/UDv1yHGvUxI/AAAAAAAAIuU/
V1fiXzNfGMs/s1600/nazi.jpg

Pretty flattering painting of Gates, actually. Well, that's if you can 
ignore the Nazi overtones.

-- 
When Microsoft makes a product that doesn't suck ...
                           it'll be a vacuum cleaner

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Miguel_de_Icaza has done for Linux vs COLA Linux Idiots... Tomas <tgif9fri@numo.net> - 2015-03-25 19:23 -0400
  Re: Miguel_de_Icaza has done for Linux vs COLA Linux Idiots... JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-03-25 19:28 -0500
    "Tomas" hangs out with "unwashed Linux creeps" Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-03-25 20:38 -0400
      Re: "Tomas" hangs out with "unwashed Linux creeps" GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-03-25 19:53 -0600
      Re: "Tomas" hangs out with "unwashed Linux creeps" Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-03-25 22:42 -0400
        Re: "Tomas" hangs out with "unwashed Linux creeps" owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-28 01:23 +0000
    Re: Miguel_de_Icaza has done for Linux vs COLA Linux Idiots... ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-03-26 01:04 +0000
      Re: Miguel_de_Icaza has done for Linux vs COLA Linux Idiots... William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2015-03-26 09:13 +0000
        Re: Miguel_de_Icaza has done for Linux vs COLA Linux Idiots... ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-03-26 09:53 +0000
          Re: Miguel_de_Icaza has done for Linux vs COLA Linux Idiots... Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-03-26 06:13 -0400
      Re: Miguel_de_Icaza has done for Linux vs COLA Linux Idiots... chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-26 10:31 -0500
    Re: Miguel_de_Icaza has done for Linux vs COLA Linux Idiots... GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-03-25 19:51 -0600
    Re: Miguel_de_Icaza has done for Linux vs COLA Linux Idiots... William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2015-03-26 09:06 +0000
    Re: Miguel_de_Icaza has done for Linux vs COLA Linux Idiots... chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-26 07:29 -0500
  Re: Miguel_de_Icaza has done for Linux vs COLA Linux Idiots... Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-03-25 22:26 -0400

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