<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffcc" text="#000000"> It seems fair to say that the relationship between programmer and platform is in many ways like a romantic one, characterized by mutual respect and a balanced exchange of give and take on both sides. Just as so many of us love and respect Linux, for instance, so it surely loves us back with all its many virtues -- no strings or price tags attached! So happy are many in the Linux community with their favorite OS, in fact, that it was difficult not to feel mortally wounded by a recent accusation -- one that not only charged Linux with doing too little for programmers, but then went on to say <a class="story-keyword-offsite" href="http://www.microsoft.com" onclick="window.open('http://www.microsoft.com'); return false;">Microsoft</a> (Nasdaq: MSFT) does more. Talk about sprinkling salt on the wound! <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.linuxinsider.com/edpick/70350.html?wlc=1278369970">http://www.linuxinsider.com/edpick/70350.html?wlc=1278369970</a> <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72"> </pre> </body> </html>