Thou shalt have no other gods before the ANSI C standard 1573

I thought the idea was to hire new grads before their minds had been polluted by real-world experience. They're more pliable that way.

As would I. But many of those who are making lots of money are using it to buy PR campaigns to change the definition.

Pot. Kettle. Black.

I must admit, it's a challenge writing software that runs reliably on an unreliable platform. As for bashing, I try to keep it constructive, while making people aware that alternatives exist. I applaud the ongoing efforts to develop Linux apps that can replace mainstream Windows apps - the goal is to reach the point where we can universally use a paraphrase of a quip I read in ComputerLib:

Microsoft is not a necessary evil. Microsoft is not necessary.

Oh, please... let it go.

There was a good article on Linux in last week's BusinessWeek too.

Well, yes, but it's making headway - slowly but surely.

I tell people it's more correctly pronounced "Look out!" For people who must run Windows, I set them up with The Bat for e-mail and Netscape for web surfing.

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