Thread: what has "open source" and "linux" phone/tablet maemo os brought us?
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VulcanRidr is offline VulcanRidr
2010-06-15 , 23:42
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#117
Originally Posted by PradaBrada View Post
Delusional appreciation for Nokia's closed "open source" practices, typical symptom of Stockholm syndrome.
Ordinarily, I don't feed trolls, but the epic amounts of shite in this post gives me the need to speak out.

Open source/Linux promoters always talk about free software and the benefits of having an own understanding of software.
In actuality most of them aren't doing anything useful with their knowledge, it isn't paying the bills for anyone, it is just providing a free platform for a few basement dwellers and some people who don't want to pay for paid alternatives.
I am a professional Linux system administrator, and have been for 12 years. Yes, this means I get paid to do Linux at work. Not only that, but I work on the machines that were responsible for mapping the human genome and they are Linux clusters. Sure, we have Solaris, Mac and Windows within the institute, but far and away, the vast majority of our machines are Linux. So not only do I not do anything useful with the knowledge, it is also the primary source of income for my family.

At home, I have a data center rack with half a dozen 32- and 64-bit machines. Between bare metal and virtual machines, workstations, laptops, my N810 and servers, I have nearly two dozen machines running at home, doing most of the functions of an internet site, including firewalls, security servers, DNS, DHCP, wiki, network monitors, log server, DVR...Need I go on?

These promoters are analogous to the so-called experts who think they know better than their doctors just because they have access to Wikipedia.

That is until they realize that developing is practically a job and requires pay. And thats why Nokia will never fully release their sources.
I am also a Debian/GNU Linux developer, a Linux User Group member and a podcaster, which means I also volunteer my time to make Linux better and to educate users.

You, sir, should stop making generalizations about Linux and Linux users, since it is obvious, based on your post, that you have nary a clue as to what you speak of.

Regards,
--vr