Bring on the Linux Love HATE
While passing through the internet, in search of information, I came upon the Linux Hater's Blog and I laughed. The arguments were weak at best, the foul language strong, and the responses fun to read. I was amazed how it went on and on and on, with only breaks taken to catch breath. At first, I do admit to being fired up, he did a good job of setting my blood on fire, but I took a moment and realized that this shit was helping the open source community.
Most people hate change, challenge, and concern. The average person does not want to spend their time doing any of the three because they do all three all at once at work. Windows is suppose to provide the ability to use computers seamlessly without any of the three Cs remotely cropping up. XP has thus far been the best achievement by Microsoft in this endeavor. With over 70% of the market share of desktop users having at least one copy of XP in use, this achievement was only topped by Windows 95's 80% market share back in the day. XP SP1 was stable, lite weight (compared to Windows ME), and fairly secure. Yet, Microsoft failed this goal with Vista and soon with Windows 7. It was a back track that has sent users into the arms of the *nix (Unix, Linux, Mac) community in flocks.
Now, here in the Linux community, we do not hate the user; we hate the corporation. While some questions do send a prompt retort from the community ("What is the best distro for 'hacking'"), most of us tire day and night to give answers and fix problems - after a full day at work. Now if you choose to use Windows, that is your choice, but the question is - Did you choose Windows, or did it choose you. Do you see it that there is no other possible choice? That the applications that you must have are "only" available on Windows? Have you considered all your options? Microsoft would say yes for you in all three questions. They constantly attack, propagate against, and demoralize any possibility that there is anything but Microsoft. For this we hate them, but not you, the user.
The biggest difference between Linux and Microsoft is not the price, the look or the usage, but the philosophy that it was founded on. Linux was born from the academic world with one purpose in mind - community driven, computerized perfection. Windows was born from the minds of business mend with only the prostitute of profits. Originally, DOS stolen with out paying royalties, the Windows GUI (graphic user interface) was pirated from Xerox, and so many of Windows features were borrowed from the Unix/Linux community without due credit. Our community is here to make a difference, and we are always coming one step closer to our goals. We never back track and never stop. Every success is a step, every failure a leap.
But if you choose to use Windows, it is your choice - we just want to make it all better.
--The Student
Now, here in the Linux community, we do not hate the user; we hate the corporation. While some questions do send a prompt retort from the community ("What is the best distro for 'hacking'"), most of us tire day and night to give answers and fix problems - after a full day at work. Now if you choose to use Windows, that is your choice, but the question is - Did you choose Windows, or did it choose you. Do you see it that there is no other possible choice? That the applications that you must have are "only" available on Windows? Have you considered all your options? Microsoft would say yes for you in all three questions. They constantly attack, propagate against, and demoralize any possibility that there is anything but Microsoft. For this we hate them, but not you, the user.
The biggest difference between Linux and Microsoft is not the price, the look or the usage, but the philosophy that it was founded on. Linux was born from the academic world with one purpose in mind - community driven, computerized perfection. Windows was born from the minds of business mend with only the prostitute of profits. Originally, DOS stolen with out paying royalties, the Windows GUI (graphic user interface) was pirated from Xerox, and so many of Windows features were borrowed from the Unix/Linux community without due credit. Our community is here to make a difference, and we are always coming one step closer to our goals. We never back track and never stop. Every success is a step, every failure a leap.
But if you choose to use Windows, it is your choice - we just want to make it all better.
--The Student
You build atomic bombs, you wage wars, you murder, cheat, and lie to us and try to make us believe it's for our own good, yet we're the criminals. -- The Mentor
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