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Linux zealots are less connected to reality because they hold which false argument?

I'm not a linux zealot, not am i even knowledgeable in linux, so I won't carry this conversation too far... Sry.

Rien n'est gratuit en ce bas monde. Tout s'expie, le bien comme le mal, se paie tot ou tard. Le bien c'est beaucoup plus cher, forcement. Celine

by UnEstranAvecVueSurMer (holopherne ahem gmail) on Tue May 6th, 2008 at 08:41:38 PM EST
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TBG's comment is accurate. Average people do not use linux "for fun."

you are the media you consume.

by MillMan (millguy at gmail) on Wed May 7th, 2008 at 01:20:37 AM EST
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MillMan:

Average people do not use linux


Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Wed May 7th, 2008 at 01:43:30 AM EST
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Since I am not a student I simply don't have the time to properly maintain a linux box, which is probably why I switched from Debian to (K)ubuntu.

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed May 7th, 2008 at 02:46:15 AM EST
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You mean, average Linux users don't use it for fun?

Rien n'est gratuit en ce bas monde. Tout s'expie, le bien comme le mal, se paie tot ou tard. Le bien c'est beaucoup plus cher, forcement. Celine
by UnEstranAvecVueSurMer (holopherne ahem gmail) on Wed May 7th, 2008 at 06:39:50 AM EST
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People use Linux as long as it's fun to do so.

To be honest, I still find Windows less fun than Linux. Mac OS X seems like fun so far, but that's a descendant of BSD Unix, and it is Open Source, too.

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed May 7th, 2008 at 06:45:06 AM EST
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I quite agree. I enjoyed you pun in your reply to ceeebs as well.

I can't really understand how far open source Mac OS X is. Most of what shows up on screen is screen is still apple proprietary.

Rien n'est gratuit en ce bas monde. Tout s'expie, le bien comme le mal, se paie tot ou tard. Le bien c'est beaucoup plus cher, forcement. Celine

by UnEstranAvecVueSurMer (holopherne ahem gmail) on Wed May 7th, 2008 at 10:20:31 AM EST
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I use ubuntu to escape the corporate desktop and for a more streamlined experience. Fun...I don't know, I think of computer fun as youtube and video games - ie, not the OS.

you are the media you consume.

by MillMan (millguy at gmail) on Wed May 7th, 2008 at 11:36:27 AM EST
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