ESR Says Linux Followers Should Compromise

jpheasant writes "Eric Raymond argues time is running out to win over the iPod generation. To get there, he says the Linux community will need to make 'compromises.' For starters: 'Linux believers will have to reach out beyond self-absorbed geeks who learns Klingon and attends science fiction conventions in his spare time.'" From the article: "I mean that we need to be prepared to go to the rights holders for these proprietary codecs and say, we'll give you money, give us a license; and this is something that the Linux community has a huge antipathy to doing because we've got all this idealism about open source. And in the long run, I think that's true, I view comprising with the proprietary codec vendors as a tactical move designed to get us larger end user market shares, so that in the end we can push more things to the open."

Like rain on your wedding day...

[0xdeadbeef]

ESR is telling the Linux community what it should do to stay relevant.

Re:Zonk, please quit or do better

[MightyYar]

I think you might be one of the geeks he is referring to.

nuqDaq 'oH puchpa''e'

[Savage-Rabbit]

Linux believers will have to reach out beyond self-absorbed geeks who learns Klingon and attends science fiction conventions in his spare time."

Let me get this straight... I am fluent in Klingon and go to sci-fi conventions?!? I didn't know that... time to visit a hypnotic therapist and dig up some suppressed memories.

Perhaps I was Elvis in my last incarnat... no wait... that can't be he's still alive.

On second thought, I think I'll just settle for guzzling down some beer and read "Advanced Programming in the UNIX(R) Environment (2nd Edition)" for the 19th time ...

Re:English, please?

[nacturation]

For all intensive purposes, your right. Its sad that their too stupid to improve their English and loose the bad grammar. It bug's me to no end!
 

W T F

[b-l4ke]

I have read slashdot for about 6 years.. never bothered to make a login never posted until now ESR is a traitor and should be excommunicated for this. By 'compromises', he means sell out and give up. Not to mention his insulting view of Linux users - I am physically fit, have diverse interests, am attractive, able to pick up attractive women and achieve full intercourse with little effort. But I will not give up or sell out as ESR urges us to.

" jIj? GHOBE' "

[Anonymous Coward]

( translation from Klingon to English... "Cooperate? NO!" )

Re:W T F

[snard6]

I am physically fit, have diverse interests, am attractive, able to pick up attractive women and achieve full intercourse with little effort.

Now now, let's be honest here, you're just talking about your WOW character aren't you?

Re:Philosophy 101

[John Nowak]

It is amazing what one can lose respect for around here.

"He didn't prefix his functions names with a reasonable TLA! Burn him!!"

That said, you're right... and I'm pissed.