Comments on: Former Microsoft Intern Gives Thumbs-up to Ubuntu GNU/Linux http://techrights.org/2010/01/14/ubuntu-cold-turkey/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Fri, 25 Nov 2016 09:41:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.14 By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2010/01/14/ubuntu-cold-turkey/comment-page-1/#comment-78113 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:13:12 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=25385#comment-78113 That’s why I gave affiliations upfront. And yes, I remember the Bott ‘experiment’ as well; they set it up for failure, opposing the doctrine of double-blind trials.

I have already received some E-mails about this post, criticising me for being too “soft” on Whittaker.

]]> By: your_friend http://techrights.org/2010/01/14/ubuntu-cold-turkey/comment-page-1/#comment-78111 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:06:12 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=25385#comment-78111 Former Microsoft Employee at ZDNet declares Windows 7, Best OS. What a shocker after ten years of such ignorant nonsense from the Wintel press. A few positive things are said but the end result is always to validate the entire Windows ecosystem. “hardware manufacturers who seem to have, almost rightfully, seconded drivers’ priority to Windows,” oh please. The funniest thing is that he declares Vista better than OSX, which is sort of like saying a broken Yugo is better than a working VW because you are more familiar with the Yugo. The virtual machine trick is a new low in FUD, because it implies that free software will somehow damage your computer. This kind of pretend exploration is more harmful than Mr Bott’s over the top stupidity and both voices are guided by the same purposeful master. A future criminologist should know better than to play along. If it were not for the fact that naive people are actually deceived by ZDNet, the ignorance would be comical.

In opposite land, ZDNet will hire someone who uses and knows free software to write about free software. You know, a subject matter expert who provides people with helpful tips instead of a 48 hour stunt man who begs the astroturfers to feed him in ZDNet’s lame comments and rejects half of the reasonable advice he gets. Thanks for the update, nothing has changed. ZDNet is still transparently idiotic.

]]>