Friedman on Linux Desktop Expectations

Friedman on Linux Desktop Expectations 347

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday April 14, 2004 @10:28PM from the they-can-only-go-up dept.

An anonymous reader writes "SearchEnterpriseLinux.com is featuring an interview with Novell/Ximian's Nat Friedman on the increasing interest about the Linux desktop. Quote from the interview - "A day doesn't go by when I don't talk to a Fortune 1000 customer from the financial services market, automotives or others that are not looking at dipping their feet into the Linux desktop." And by the way, both Nat Friedman and Miguel de Icaza's April 12th blog entry have a picture of Miguel and Nat dancing with David Vaskevitch, CTO of Microsoft. Now that's something you don't get to see everyday!"

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OOoo, first post! (Score:5, Funny)

by Trogre ( 513942 ) writes: on Wednesday April 14, 2004 @11:47PM (#8865941) Homepage

"A day doesn't go by when I don't talk to a Fortune 1000 customer from the financial services market, automotives or others that are not looking at dipping their feet into the Linux desktop"

No no, not more triple negatives!

David who? (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday April 14, 2004 @11:47PM (#8865944)

a picture of Miguel and Nat dancing with David Vaskevitch, CTO of Microsoft.
What? Was Steve Ballmer unavailable? Just wait until he hears about this. He's gonna flip. (literally)

triple negative (Score:5, Funny)

by mattdm ( 1931 ) writes: on Wednesday April 14, 2004 @11:49PM (#8865951) Homepage

"A day doesn't go by when I don't talk to a Fortune 1000 customer from the financial services market, automotives or others that are not looking at dipping their feet into the Linux desktop."
So, to rephrase with the first part in the positive: "Every day, I talk to a Fortune 1000 customer who has no interest at all in Linux."
Is that really what he meant to say? It may be true, but y'know, I talk to people who have no interest in various things all the time....

Young (Score:2, Funny)

by agm ( 467017 ) * writes: on Wednesday April 14, 2004 @11:50PM (#8865957)

Is it just me or is the world of developers getting younger? No offense to Nat but it looks like he'd have trouble getting into an R16 movie.

I want to dip my feet into linux too.. (Score:5, Funny)

by nmoog ( 701216 ) writes: on Wednesday April 14, 2004 @11:54PM (#8865981) Homepage Journal

..or others that are not looking at dipping their feet into the Linux desktop

I understand their feelings. If I can't get python running on my slackware machine by this afternoon, I am going to dip my foot so hard into the linux desktop it's going to wish Linus never invented it...

Re:huh? (Score:3, Funny)

by zymurgyboy ( 532799 ) writes: <zymurgyboy@NOSpAm.yahoo.com> on Wednesday April 14, 2004 @11:55PM (#8865989)

They're trying to use the Linux desktop with their feet??? Maybe that's why it's not working for anyone yet.

Re:triple negative (Score:5, Funny)

by Swamii ( 594522 ) writes: on Wednesday April 14, 2004 @11:58PM (#8866007) Homepage

"Erkie gee whizzle guys that's a triple-negative!", shouted the nerdy-looking young fellow. Just then, a pig-skinned covered ball sailed through the air, breaking the glasses of the poor, grammatically-correct soul.

Re:Triple negative? (Score:4, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday April 14, 2004 @11:59PM (#8866010)

You best not don't complan about sthe spalling, grammer and what not here at ./ It always never helps and you usualy don't not get modded in the non negative way which isn't never bad so to speak.

You know what this means, right? (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday April 15, 2004 @12:13AM (#8866120)

This is going to be The year of the linux desktop!

Re:triple negative (Score:2, Funny)

by bersl2 ( 689221 ) writes: on Thursday April 15, 2004 @12:13AM (#8866126) Journal

That cannot be what he meant to say. It contradicts what was said in the summary.

Of course, maybe if I just RTFA...

Re:OOoo, first post! (Score:3, Funny)

by Esion Modnar ( 632431 ) writes: on Thursday April 15, 2004 @12:14AM (#8866129)

...dipping their feet into the Linux desktop
You would probably get electrocuted doing that. Licensed metaphor mixologist.
Seriously though, the Linux desktop will be ready when the average user never has to know all the gritty details of the mount command.

Re:No thanks (Score:4, Funny)

by flacco ( 324089 ) writes: on Thursday April 15, 2004 @12:17AM (#8866154)

We had Nat scheduled to show up and he blew us off.

based on his picture, i'd guess your meeting was scheduled past his beddy-bye sleepy-time.

What is so strange... (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday April 15, 2004 @12:19AM (#8866163)

...about Miguel and Nat dancing with a MS CTO? Aren't they MS employees?

Re:triple negative (Score:5, Funny)

by donnz ( 135658 ) writes: on Thursday April 15, 2004 @12:31AM (#8866224) Homepage Journal

The golden rule -

In English a double negative makes a positive. This is not the case in all languages.

However, there is no language in which a double positive makes a negative.

YEAH, RIGHT....

Ewwwww ! (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday April 15, 2004 @01:04AM (#8866375)

"Nat Friedman and Miguel de Icaza's April 12th blog entry have a picture of Miguel and Nat dancing with David Vaskevitch, CTO of Microsoft. Now that's something you don't get to see everyday!"

...visions of Caligula danced through my head.

Re:No thanks (Score:3, Funny)

by justins ( 80659 ) writes: on Thursday April 15, 2004 @01:04AM (#8866377) Homepage Journal

Hey man, it was a school night!

Re:I guess you've never used Mandrake Linux, then? (Score:2, Funny)

by spacecowboy420 ( 450426 ) writes: <rcasteen.gmail@com> on Thursday April 15, 2004 @02:03AM (#8866634)

Oh! Here in the city it is: BBHMM

For:
Bitch Better Have My Money

It's a joke mods

Re:National lab? (Score:2, Funny)

by andalay ( 710978 ) writes: on Thursday April 15, 2004 @02:10AM (#8866659)

Their stupid Exchange connector broke down and he didn't get the pop-up for the meeting from Evolution. Should have used Outlook

Bill Gates

Re:I guess you've never used Mandrake Linux, then? (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday April 15, 2004 @12:04PM (#8870255)

Neither my wife nor my SIL know how to mount stuff

No offspring, I assume?

Re:-(-(-(-(1)))) (Score:3, Funny)

by Trogre ( 513942 ) writes: on Thursday April 15, 2004 @05:34PM (#8875195) Homepage

I couldn't possibly fail to disagree with you less.

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OOoo, first post! (Score:5, Funny)

David who? (Score:3, Funny)

triple negative (Score:5, Funny)

Young (Score:2, Funny)

I want to dip my feet into linux too.. (Score:5, Funny)

Re:huh? (Score:3, Funny)

Re:triple negative (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Triple negative? (Score:4, Funny)

You know what this means, right? (Score:1, Funny)

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Re:OOoo, first post! (Score:3, Funny)

Re:No thanks (Score:4, Funny)

What is so strange... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:triple negative (Score:5, Funny)

Ewwwww ! (Score:1, Funny)

Re:No thanks (Score:3, Funny)

Re:I guess you've never used Mandrake Linux, then? (Score:2, Funny)

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