"TJ" <TJ@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:g1u6pe$lbr$1@registered.motzarella.org...
> jim wrote:
>> "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> wrote in message
>> news:6afiljF37fa7uU1@mid.individual.net...
>>> jim wrote:
>>>
>>>> But, you should realize that the only reason that the LinuxMobile
>>>> doesn't seem to suffer from these same problems is that ****ed few
>>>> people can figure out how to get it out of the garage.
>>> You are talking about the 20% of all modern cellphones, right?
>>
>> Unless we are talking about the original problem (running Backtrack 3 in
>> a VM and being able to see the wireless USB devices), I'm not talking at
>> all.
>>
>> jim
> Good idea. Ask a Linux question, and you'll get help, if somebody has any
> ideas. But as you've already seen, make any comparisons with another OS
> that do not say that Linux is superior, and you'll just get flames. The
> question is ignored. Many on the Linux newsgroups aren't interested in
> hearing about Linux's possible shortcomings, places where someone who also
> uses another OS can see it could use some improvement. They think it's
> just fine the way it is.
>
> That's the way it is with zealots. You'll find the same attitude in the
> Windows newsgroups. Personally, I think Windows is a piece of crap when it
> comes to most things, but I'm also willing to admit there are some areas
> where it is better than Linux - for now. But I've only been using Linux
> for six years. I don't have my idol and altar set up yet.

For me, a tool is a tool. If I need to drive a nail, I'll use a hammer. If
I need to cut down a tree, I'll use a chainsaw.

Linux. Windows. Who cares? I'll use the one that gets the job done the
fastest, easiest and cheapest (in that order).

For me, the goal is always to acheive the goals of a given task or project
within the parameters of technical expertise, money and time available to
the project. If a hammer helps me to do this, or a chainsaw helps, or both,
it matters not a whit to me.

jim