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Chris Ahlstrom  
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 More options Dec 13 2011, 6:22 am
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From: Chris Ahlstrom <ahlstr...@xzoozy.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:22:41 -0500
Local: Tues, Dec 13 2011 6:22 am
Subject: Re: What Linux means to me.
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candt$ wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:

> On 13/12/11 06:12, Snit wrote:
>> Incubus stated in post h8x46sjd2mcb.discyfated1a....@40tude.net on 12/12/11
>> 9:02 PM:

>>> No viruses.
>>> No trojans.
>>> No malware.
>>> No re-install every week.
>>> No slowdowns over time.
>>> No hacks.
>>> memory being used up by virus scanners.
>>> No cost.
>>> No headaches.

>>> I love Linux.
>>> Linux loves me.

>> I get all of that with OS X *plus* an environment that focuses on
>> productivity and error reduction *and* a whole host of applications not
>> available on desktop Linux.  But it is more expensive.

> and OS X is non-free software (Free as in 'freedom')

Pretty funny.  I can install as many copies of Linux as I want to, on
workstations, servers, laptops, even small embedded computers.

I can do most anything I want with Linux, without becoming a money-slave
to a Market.

I still remember the old days, when the landscape was fraught with
"shareware", mostly without source code, and how much time it took to
track down a decent piece of software that wouldn't cost you $200+.

Linux, when I finally got into it, was a breath of fresh air.
From what I have heard, the OSX landscape is even more locked down
than Windows.

Not interested.  Not in the least, especially since OSX went x86.

--
In love, she who gives her portrait promises the original.
                -- Bruton


 
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