Am Montag, 30. Juli 2007 13:22 schrieb Bryan J Smith: > Have to agree about Fedora(TM) and not side-by-side Red Hat(R). > In fact, I think the comment "like OpenSuSE" was a solid knock. On Mon, 2007-07-30 at 14:08 +0200, JoergSimon wrote: > This was without any valuation. I appreciate the work of Novell on the > OpenSuse Projekt. This is what I can't stand about the Linux community sometimes. What I say is _not_ what others take it as, and I end up defending myself over and over. Especially when I make a statement or viewpoint that is taken _utterly_ "out of context" -- let alone when I make a "unpopular viewpoint" (see below). First off, understand I was _not_ "knocking" Novell or OpenSuSE. Secondly, the "knock" was that it was "sound" (as in "solid wood"). There are _distinct_ differences between OpenSuSE and Novell, Fedora and Red Hat, heck even Debian and the DCC. They are not 1:1 comparisons, even if people try to make them. Third, in this case, the originally person was "on the mark" in trying _not_ to "side brand" Fedora(TM) as Red Hat(R) much like many are accustomed to with SuSE(R) and Novell(R) (and yes, I understand the cap is different on SUSE/suse now). Lastly, I have had to -- in a professional and near-_legally_ (as my _paid_ job function) even _explain_ Novell, Microsoft and -- gasp -- SCO (v. IBM on Monterey, not the "forged" SCO v. Linux non-sense) at times! I have seen the "wraith" of people who think I "defend" Novell, Microsoft, even SCO to the point of causing some people to get _fixated_ on me to levels of not only unethical, but even _illegal_ activity. And damn me when I am I critical of the "oh, the great Linux savor IBM." Please, _please_ do _not_ add to the "rabid" nature of the community sometimes by assuming what I say is what you take it as. I know you weren't attacking me (unlike those "select" others with no ethics), but you were doing the reverse. You were defending Novell/SuSE when there was _no_ such "insult." > But i also appreciate that RedHat made it possible that we - the Fedora > Community - have an own identity. *MY* point *EXACTLY*! Now I'm going to STFU because I can't seem to make a (pun)"sound"(pun) statement and not see it taking utterly wrong. Sigh, I know _better_ to just put my consulting mouth where it is and _not_ deal with these "advocacy" forums because all I do is indirectly piss people off. Sigh. -- Bryan J. Smith Professional, Technical Annoyance mailto:b.j.smith@xxxxxxxx http://thebs413.blogspot.com -------------------------------------------------------- Fission Power: An Inconvenient Solution -- Fedora-marketing-list mailing list Fedora-marketing-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list
