See, it’s kinda like in Star Wars. We’ve got the evil bad guys, the Microsoft people (did I just classify the Microsoftans as human?). They’re a wealthy organization that wants to rule the galaxy. Then there’s the Apple… individuals. They’re a bunch of people obsessed with being perfect and with white cases. They’re the Empire, and they’re even worse than the Federation. Why? They’ve got some psycho emperor person who makes them do whatever he wants them to do. Oh, and they don’t like the Federation. Lastly, there’s us. The good guys. The wonderful Jedi Knights of open source free software. The people who stand between the evil Empire and Federation and the world.
Just one question. Why isn’t the world supporting us?
The Secret Diary of Linus Torvalds 
Good luck with your secret diary, Linus. 🙂
I wonder, does this make your buddy Stallman the Yoda of free software?
Comment by Paul — February 17, 2008 @ 6:07 pm
Because, mate. People are clueless. Most of them just don’t know how great Open Source/Free software is.
Comment by Sean Tilley — February 18, 2008 @ 8:22 am
why didn’t the galaxy support the Jedis?… there’s your answer
Comment by Phobos — February 18, 2008 @ 9:46 am
cool
keep up the cheesiness!
Comment by Daniel — February 18, 2008 @ 10:25 am
Lame joke.
I wonder if it is either the Federation or the Empire that is behind this sacrilege? I can sense the presence of the dark side of the Force here… Be strong bros and sisters; may the Force be with u.. 8-/
Comment by Jack Parson Terrier — February 18, 2008 @ 3:47 pm
@Paul, I always thought they looked alike.
@Sean and Phobos, I guess that about sums it up.
@Daniel, thanks man!
@Jack, the dark side is attracted to that link I threw up to that copycat Mac guy at http://fakesteve.blogspot.com/
Comment by Fake Linus Torvalds — February 18, 2008 @ 8:37 pm
Q. Just one question. Why isn’t the world supporting us?
A. * only few people in world are programmer, just refer some economics text about
division of labor, A professor can polish his own shoe, but he won’t do that as
if he devote this time in his profession activity, he can get more reward.
So think in term of people like Tailor, Shop owner, Lawyer, even Scientist (not
Computer Science Researcher) might be you have seen recent picture in some magzine
of Nobel prize winner for chemistry with his computer running MS Window.
One should never expect they will use bash shall, cli, ifconfig, vim etc, and I think
it is correct they should not devote their time to learn to use this all thing, by
substracting time from their current profession (most of us have limited energy could
be use only in few area), otherwise what will happen they might loose their current
profession or in some (very few) case they have energy to ride on both and could find
nice way to get help from these in their profession they may perform well also.
Common people have two main business their profession and their social life.
* What world or common people want ?
you can not get this answer from people itself, because this thing happen in
unconscious mind, advertising people know this all well.
they don’t want OS, Word processor, etc they want their work to be done.
You can say like radio, television just on it and no details etc and just get song,
movie.
In fact they are not concerned with various names emacs, mozilla etc, I think it would be
better to say for them editor(emacs), browser(mozilla/firefox).
This point MS caught at first, even every successful business man do like that,
( there is so many +ve thing, could be learn from MS, they never use `cat’ prefer
`tpye’, for emacs/vim etc prefer `editor’ )
But I know GNU could made it more easier, intitutive than MS Window.
* These above two point GNU people know, but even desired not achieved.
Because nature of GNU is community work (basically programmer community),
programmers are producer, and programers are consumer.
What is happened programmers(philanthropists) working for themself can say what
they like (debian), not for others(non-programmers). So GNU is very nice for
programmer but this not the case for non-programmer.
Solution. find a nice way to bring money so these programmers work/attention will
paid to others(non-programmer)’s need.
Now the incentive for work is fun, enjoyment, and all need of oneself, hwn we make
food for ourself (including family member also) we care much about quality, own
likings.
How when it comes to make it for other, generally that is paid, then only other will
be able to get food of their liking.
As told before nature of GNU is community work so here should be some different way
to bring money than in case of MS where it is direct pay money and get binaries only.
* So GNU people should observe how MS empire functions, it will be correct to say they
are the people who brought the Computer out from Research Labs, where these common
people can not enter without pass. Every onne know they have not done this as social
service this was/is a simple business.
Conclusion:
Few people are programmer, should not expect all people will become programmer.
(otherwise they may loose their own current profession)
Now in GNU world programmer producing for themself, fun, quality etc.
There should be a nice way to reward programmer to produce for
common (non-programmer.)
Start seeing socioeconomic side of MS than technical side we will get so many usefull
information.
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