Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Criticism of Linux

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[edit] Criticism of Linux

A rewrite of the "Netcraft confirms - BSD is dying" troll from Slashdot, by User:Willy on Wheels!. Linux desperately needs a 'criticisms' section, but this isn't it and it would be inline in the first instance, not a separate article (was put inline by the troll first time around) - David Gerard 14:52, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Let me add, by the way, that I run FreeBSD at home and really despise administering the crack-addled monstrosity that is the Linux kernel ;-) = David Gerard 22:01, 16 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Ah the usual tactics of a Linux zealot. Claims I am banned user (I never heard of this Willy on Wheels idiot), had to get a new IP address because he banned me. This guy is a Linux zealot and has repeately reverted attempts at Wikipecia documenting the truth about Linux and calls the documenters trolls. Troll is a term used by Linux zealots to discredit their opponents. If this article gets deleted it will be proof that Wikipedia is a fapping ground for Linux zealots and Slashdot nerds. I hope that some normal users (what Linux users call trolls) have the sense to see that this "vote" is a fraud and seak action against linux zealots who deliberatley warp the truth about their operating system! This article is based on my critical post made on Slashdot, of which was moderated down by linux zealots! --69.44.58.97 15:47 UTC, 15 Jan 2005
  • Delete. There's a way to criticise, and this isn't it. --BesigedB (talk) 16:56, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete. If anyone's going to criticise anything it shouldn't be done in the wikipedia. 68.50.119.229 17:53 UTC, 15 Jan 2005
  • Delete, of course. I've been seeing this one on Slashdot for months - as David says, it's the "BSD is dying" rewritten. What's next, a "Linux is Communism" article? Dehumanizer 18:02, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Just MOVE it (copy paste) to the discussion page for /linux, easy solution, no complaints. 195.64.95.116 18:13 UTC, 15 Jan 2005
  • Delete. Single items of fact correct or not, not liking the way some things are handled on the linux platform as compared to on the *BSD platform is an oppinion not a fact. The conclusions made that linux is dying is also not much more than a rant. Being moderated down at slashdot does not make the wikipedia the right place for it. -- 193.11.212.19 19:41 UTC, 15 Jan 2005
  • Delete POV essay. Gazpacho 21:56, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete As un-encyclopedic and irrevocably POV. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 22:50, Jan 15, 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete'. Articles should provide information and not editorialise. --Alexs letterbox 23:51, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete. Ditto on the "there's a way to document criticisms and this isn't it" sentiment. --BM 00:07, 16 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete. Is not encyclopedic and is just POV. evolve 01:30, 16 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Not being a Linux zealot, I still say: delete. --Plek 18:22, 16 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete, essay. silsor 23:12, Jan 16, 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep. As a long time Linux user and developer I feel it is important that our weaknesses as well as our strengths are well documented. --Tom K. 8:47 Jan 16 2005
    • "Linux sucks, dammit" is not the way to document weaknesses. Or would you think the "Netcraft confirms - BSD is dying" is a valid criticism of Free/Open/NetBSD? This article, much like that one, is, and always has been, a troll. Dehumanizer 08:07, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)
      • Note: I think that a section in Linux about criticism of Linux is a good idea (not a full article - Microsoft Windows doesn't have one, and it certainly deserves it much more), but with valid, non-POV criticism, not something like this drivel. Dehumanizer 12:17, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete - POV advocacy - Skysmith 11:40, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete - all the above reasons (thanks for spamvertising this article on /. BTW) — PhilHibbs | talk 11:17, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)