News Comment This is a comment on news story: Stick a fork in SCO. They're done. It's a reply to comment: Agreed... by: Jamyskis B  I have to agreed with Fred here, and I think that it is about time that I expressed my opinion on some of the comments that have been placed on here over the past few months. I see Linux.org as a decent selection of some of the most relevant Linux-related news on the web. There's a few decent articles written by Michael Jordan too, but it serves as a good portal to the world of Linux. However, it seems to have become a focal point for puerile, childish extremists as well, something which tarnishes the Linux name. Again and again I see comments screaming conspiracy theory and FUD every time Linux is criticised. I don't doubt that Microsoft have financed a number of "independent" studies to not be so independent. Yes, SCO and McBride are money-grabbing thieves. However, some of the comments I see on here are just childish, pure and simple. There is absolutely no justification for calling on someone to kill themselves. I think it's high time that some of these people admit that while Linux does hold the economic, technical and moral high ground by far (especially in comparison to Windows), it is not perfect. In some cases, usability leaves a little to be desired, as does hardware and media codec support. And if these users want to continue holding the moral high ground, they should start behaving with respect to the reputation it has. I would say the largest problem with Linux is the community itself, and the lack of patience that many of them display with newbies who literally just about know how to turn on a computer. I don't doubt I'm going to get flamed for this now, but there comes a point where this has to be said. Linux is the greatest thing that has happened to the computing world since the development of the IBM-PC compatible standard. It's come so far in 16 years and has many respectable figures behind it. Maybe it's time for everyone to start acting respectably as well.
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