> It takes a tremendous amount of command-line bullshittery to install, set up, and configure all of this wonderful free software. Then it isn't wonderful (or

> It takes a tremendous amount of command-line bullshittery to install, set up, and configure all of this wonderful free software. Then it isn't wonderful (or even free in some ways). Has the author considered what Kay might mean when he called linux a budget of bad ideas? I thought academia had more freedom to reject pragmatic stuff when it doesn't suit their needs. The author might be able to help his students best by reviving an interest in systems research.