In article <slrnekdl7q.f3rt.syl@alcor.concordia.ca>,
Sylvain Robitaille <syl@alcor.concordia.ca> wrote:
> ~kurt wrote:
>
> > Sounds like it could have been written by that one writter guy who
> > sometimes trolls the group ...
>
I'm not an active participant of this forum an longer but I do read it
on a weekly basis and since my name was mentioned I thought it only
right to set the record straight.
> You're thinking of Al Canton, but I don't agree that this article reads
> like it was written by him.
I did not write the article nor did I collaborate on it. I agree with
most of the article and many of the objections that the author has with
Slackware, but the piece is not my work nor did I have any contact with
the author, pre or post publication. I do not know whom the author is.
> For one thing, as dense as Al makes himself
> out to be, he *has* been able to get a working Slackware installation,
I've had Slackware running for several years now. Installing 11 (on an
old Gateway P3) was no different from 10.x or 9.1. I think Slackware has
one of the best installers in Linux.... simple to follow, easy to use so
long as you already have your HD partitioned.
> On the other hand, Moe seems to be a better writer than Al.
>
Most people are better writers than I am. However I've had a few
successes here and there over the years.
> Al would also have "signed" the article.
This is correct. I ALWAYS sign all my articles... and the commercial
pieces I write as well as the ones written about me are always posted on
the website of the publication:
http://www.itbusinessedge.com/report...050105.html#3Q http://www.computeruser.com/articles...1,0301,05.html http://www.inc.com/articles/2005/01/opensource.html http://www.inc.com/articles/2005/02/opensource.html http://www.inc.com/articles/2005/02/adware.html http://www.inc.com/articles/2005/05/webservices.html http://www.inc.com/articles/2005/05/usenet.html http://www.inc.com/articles/2005/09/webdesigner.html http://software.newsforge.com/softwa....shtml?tid=132 http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=05/08/31/1533252 http://www.desktoplinux.com/articles/AT3405272862.html http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS5206957474.html http://debcentral.org/modules/news/a...php?storyid=16 http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS5556692387.html http://business.newsforge.com/articl...07&tid=39&tid=
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My own blog is at:
http://asaturdayrant.blogspot.com/
>
> A Mac would indeed be a suitable platform for Al, who I believe would
> know how to use the tools on that system.
Yes, we have been evaluating the Mac platform for the past three months.
We bought a Mac Book and a Mac Mini (both Intel) and so far they meet
our needs, especially in graphics as GIMP will not do CYMK, a much
needed function in the publishing arena. Adobe's InDesign 'platform' is
excellent, and will be better when it is eventually compiled for the
Intel processor as opposed to running under the Rosseta emulator.
So far the OS-X platform has given us the security and stability of
Linux along with a good UI. I prefer KDE, but Aqua is almost as good.
The Apple platform is very expensive, but Apple support has been
excellent and efficient. They own 'the stack' and they do a good job
supporting their base. There is also a large and extensive Apple user
community but I don't feel it is as technically qualified as those in
the various major Linux distros. YMMV.
If we were to make the decision today, we would replace all our (aged)
hardware with Macs. But we'll see how our test machines do over the next
four to six months and then decide.
ANC