[CloudLion_ca]

Originally Posted by hendersj

On Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:06:01 +0000, CloudLion ca wrote:

> Linux isn't really better than Windows and Mac OS X. It's just that
> better people use Linux. It's all about the people behind the command
> prompt.

I would disagree. That's like saying that people who drive Mercedes' are
better than people who drive BMWs or people who drive cars you can
actually work on.

People use computers for different reasons. Some people - like me - like
to tinker, much as my father-in-law loves to tinker with old cars. We
both (my FIL and I) work in a field that lets us do what we like doing.

But John (my FIL) will always run Windows because he uses it as a tool
for his business, and the software he needs to run his auto repair shop
is written exclusively for Windows. That doesn't mean he's an "inferior
person" (and quite frankly, the attitude that "Linux users are better
people" pisses me off, and *I'm* a Linux user), it means that he's
identified the tool that lets him use a computer for what he needs to use
it for, just as I have.

As Scotty has been quoted as saying, "use the right tool for the job".
For some people, the right tool is Linux. For others, it isn't. And
that's perfectly OK, and to say that it *isn't* demonstrates a lack of
understanding of how the world of IT works. What's more, it shows an
unwillingness to consider ALL of the options available (in the same way
that Windows fanboys limit their options to Windows-only solutions).

But what do I know about it? I've only worked in the world of IT for my
entire adult life and for much of my pre-adult life. Oh, and I've been a
Linux user for most of that time as well, while supporting various
Unixes, Windows systems, NetWare systems, and mainframe/mini systems.

Jim

Jim... you are the exception.

You're not qualified to be a super villain. You're a Smurf. Please remember to park your 1973 Volkswagon in the alley. We don't want your vehicle causing our property values to drop.

**** Left-wing-social-fascists!