“Watch this recent post about Maureen O'Gara and Microsoft agents coordinating a sabotage against Linux (OSDL) on the Web.”Why did Allison advocate this? Miguel de Icaza recommended this site at least twice in his personal blog. Does he encourage attacks on technical merits of Free software? It ought to be added that Carla Schroder at Linux Today recently linked to this pest (Allison's and de Icaza's endorsements surely did not help, did they?), but she got slammed for it by at least one reader. More rebuttals have just come that are arguing against this Web site, which is, oddly enough, run by incognito. Another Linux-slamming site might be Planète Béranger, but he is not troll and he was never anonymous. it's just his style to rant (about virtually everything).
Regarding that 'LinuxHater' character (or pseudo character), one reader told us that he is "extremely selfish and arrogant or... in fact is so technically good because "he" is actually a front for a set of people machinating to poison programmers (who value technically good arguments, frequently disregarding any ethical arguments) against GNU/Linux." Watch this recent post about Maureen O'Gara and Microsoft agents coordinating a sabotage against Linux (OSDL) on the Web. None of this is far fetched and the phenomenon by all means exists. Lastly adds our reader, regrading persistent attacks against critics of 'LinuxHater': "Th[ere] is circumstantial evidence, of course, but very suggestive of a connection." ⬆
Comments
The 11th plague of Egypt
2008-08-10 13:51:16
IMHO that blog has nothing more than deliberate attacks on every Linux aspect.
gggggg
2008-08-10 16:50:14
It's intentional controversy. He's intentionally controversial and provocative. More page views.
His use of vulgarity, obscenity and profanity. More controversy; more page views.
His lack of content. Besides the swearing he says nothing useful at all.
Why are people like Miguel de Icaza praising and linking to him? It cannot be because of it's content; it hasn't any at all. Miguel de Icaza cannot that stupid.
It's not only him. There are others. The same people that ignore useful criticism by end users are jumping to pimp this guy. Why?
So the question is not who's this guy. He's just a low life trying to make some money from stupid people. The question is: Why are these supposedly intelligent persons from the open source community PROMOTING HIM?
Ask yourselves that!
p.cole
2008-08-10 20:39:43
Don't feed the trolls.
Anonymous
2008-08-10 21:03:20
It is not just smear, it is criticism coming from a person that really knows it, but you can notice that Linux Hater's biases are similar to Icaza's, he is more close to gnome and more anti C++, apple. Icaza always criticizes people that uses apple and Linux hater has tried to move attention against apple. Etc, etc, etc.
aeshna23
2008-08-10 23:10:14
Roy Schestowitz
2008-08-10 23:42:16
commentor
2008-08-11 10:04:35
pm
2008-08-19 13:22:01
Qumbaya
2008-09-03 08:23:05
/sarcasm
In case you haven't noticed, Linux is a terrible operation system, awful development platform, and a second rated server at best.
me
2008-09-03 09:56:31
Roy Schestowitz
2008-09-03 10:00:05
Constructive criticism or bug reports is the better route to improvement.
me
2008-09-03 10:59:03
Roy Schestowitz
2008-09-03 11:01:16
No, that would be Beranger.
me
2008-09-03 11:21:54
Roy Schestowitz
2008-09-03 11:39:42
me
2008-09-03 12:03:19
me
2008-09-03 12:04:34
Roy Schestowitz
2008-09-03 12:08:54
This is not a "LinuxFans" Website. We explore other things. You talk about imperfection and we talk about malicious intervention by foes of Free software. It raised skepticism when it comes to anonymous voices on the Web.
Ed
2008-09-03 14:08:29
Nonsense. Saying that the emperor has no clothes is a vital function--it alerts others that *the emperor doesn't have any bloody clothes* and that something needs to be done about it.
The idea that you have to direct others in how to fix it (though, if you actually read LHB, he's *done that*) or contribute code to be "helpful" is preposterous, and a sign of a very serious disease in the open source community. People who don't contribute code *still* can see when your emperor has no clothes!
Until y'all get your heads out of your backsides and understand this, you aren't going to make a lot of progress toward making a desktop that doesn't suck and a community that's welcoming to users.
>> I think Icaza is Linux Hater.
I know Miguel in passing, and I'm certain it's not him. IIRC he knows exactly who Linux Hater *is*, but it's not him. Heck, just look at the writing styles. Way too divergent.
But this is the OMG HATE NOVELL site, so I'm sure I'll be ignored.
Hahahaha
2008-09-05 21:21:41
Ed
2008-09-05 22:53:36
Roy Schestowitz
2008-09-05 23:00:57
Cav
2008-09-06 00:15:05
Dan O'Brian
2008-09-06 00:48:02
This is a Good Thing(tm) and afaict, why Miguel recommends people read it (his blog is only syndicated on hacker planets and doesn't go around submitting his blogs to digg to get normal users to read it, so obviously his recommendation is for hackers to read it and take some of the criticisms to heart and fix the issues.
anonymous coward
2008-09-06 14:19:57
stevetheFLY
2008-09-06 17:04:30
Note: comment has been flagged for arriving from a possible incarnation of a known (eet), pseudonymous, forever-nymshifting, abusive Internet troll that posts from open proxies and relays around the world.
Roy Schestowitz
2008-09-06 19:21:13
loukas
2008-09-08 21:50:52