Linux pundit Bruce Byfield says it's time for free software advocates to stop casting Microsoft as the Great Satan.
Here's the article:
http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osr...le.php/3711871
He writes:
"Things were different ten years ago, when the community was a small group of hobbyists...Back then, the community was fragile," he writes. But now, FOSS thrives in data centers everywhere. However, "over the years, we've developed a culture of hate, where bashing Microsoft proves our membership in the club. We've come to count on this opposition as a central part of our identity." Give it a rest, Byfield writes: "If you value FOSS, there are the aspects you should be promoting -- not the taunts more suitable to a high school locker room."
What's your take? Is it time to give it up?