Messages in this thread |  | | From | Shinanyaku <> | Subject | Re: GLOAT BLOAT (Was: Boot messages, Ideas for v2.1) | Date | Thu, 20 Jun 1996 19:34:47 -0400 (EDT) |
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Lauri Tischler was heard saying .... > > Anno Domini 20 Jun 96 at 10:59, Shinanyaku wrote: > > > Lauri Tischler was heard saying .... > > > > Absolutely. Because lord knows that "prankish" and "flashy" stuff > > doesn't sell, right? > > > Lord might be wrong :) Bill _knows_ it sells.. > > IMHO quite often flashy == cr*p, because flashy stuff is used to hide > the cr*p, classic case of snake-oil salesmanship. > > We don't want Linux to get that kind of image, do we ?? :)
No, but if you have a stable product, putting in bells and whistles impresses the unwashed masses. As long as you don't do it to cover up other flaws ....
> > Cheers Lauri. >
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