Ahmad’s Muse

Posted by ahmadster at February 22nd, 2007

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!

Posted by ahmadster at November 26th, 2006

Finally, an even better office this time. We got the whole 4th floor at the 200 Mill Ave. South building (the old Renton Municipal building) next to I-405.

That is literaly 7 minutes away from from my house. The funny thing is I didn’t plan it that way, it just happened.

I’m not totally comfortable yet (until I get a Seltzer vending machine installed that is), but I did get my new setup,… set up

This is the view from he conference room, yes those are airplane fuselages passing by on a train next to the I-405 highway. The only thing missing is a yacht and a space shuttle.

Did I mention we are in Renton, where Boeing is. So the next time you are flying in the air, remember me, that airplane passed by my office