Back in 2003, I wrote an article for Linux.com (or NewsForge.com, I forgot which, but they are the same outfit anyway). The article was titled, “Is RHN the right choice for your business?”. I basically questioned the sanity of paying 10 times more for a product that essentially was broken.
The article made it to the front page of Google News and many other sites. So at first I was pleased, and on virtually all sites, the comments were supportive and it seemed I hit a nerve.

Then I turned to Linux.com and NewsForge.com’s comments. And I was shocked, the comments were awful. My competence was questioned and I was virtually crucified. No rebuttals to what I was pointing out, just a “well if you don’t like it you are an idiot”-type of comments. That was a turn off.

It was to my delight (sorry ESR) that yesterday I came upon this gem titled “ESR gives up on Fedora”. I thought it was interesting that 4 years later, ESR comes to the same conclusion. But what’s more interesting, are the comments that followed. And some of these bozos didn’t even know who ESR was!

I should mark this post as Humor even though its real, but its just way too funny.

Thank you ESR for speaking up!