Re: Linux is great, but is it cool?

[Alfred M. Szmidt]

   > I am not convinced that truly cool things are happening any
   > longer, because I am not seeing barriers being broken through at
   > least in the area of software. Indeed, nor in hardware.  Everyone
   > involved in Linux seems to be using a hot-rod system that offers
   > no barriers.  Where is the cool?

   Where is the cool in Mac OS? Or in Windows (where is the "Wow")? 

If uttering the word `wow' is a sign of coolness, then Windows and OS
X are must be cool.  I rember having said wow many times when I was
not able to modify a program to do the right thing, or when I could
not share it with a friend.