1. Linux helps you get rid of viruses, worms, and other computer infections.
And when things happen, blame them on “social engineering”.
2. Linux is fast and will stay fast.
Doing nothing.
3. Linux is easier to use than Windows.
Doing also nothing.
4. Linux is free as in free beer AND as in free speech.
As long as your time has no value and you don’t mind having the “community” barking at you for not “RTFM”.
5. Your porn collection is safe with Linux
Because, in all likelihood, you’ll never be able to view it again.
6. Thousands of Windows-only applications (even Photoshop CS3) and games work with Linux through WINE
Just don’t read too much into the thousands of Windows-only apps that don’t, or that the thousands that do barely work half the times (like Photoshop CS3).
7. Linux looks better than Windows Vista or Mac OS X
If you are into dog food, or purple backdrops splattered with orange dots.
8. Linux is fun
So is cutting your own arms off with a hack saw.
9. You can help improve Linux
By telling the loons responsible to just stop it.
10. Linux makes you give your computer a name
Just make sure you don’t take “Buster” on a boat trip afterwards.
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The only situation where Linux evangelism is welcome is when preaching to the choir.
I envy the *BSD users who don’t have to be associated with loons. I’ve never heard anyone telling random people to try *BSD on their systems because it’s so easy (if such people already exist, they’re probably Linux fanboys who only recently moved to *BSD).
Of course, there are FreeBSD1 users who try to convert Linux users, but it’s never obnoxious, and they are targeting the right audience that might actually listen to them.
[1] Rarely OpenBSD or NetBSD users, who only say their Unix is superior, without trying to convert anyone.
“They probably aren’t aware of the fact that Linux supports more devices than Vista.”
Oh, that one again.
“I should know, I had my share of problems with three different versions of Windows with lots of pieces of hardware.”
Using “I should know” sure makes you gain credibility like crazy.
“Ndiswrapper-gui is fool-proof and you know it!”
LOL. But wait, I thought Linux supports more devices than Windows, why do you need ndiswrapper?
Speaking of which, let’s take a look at this:
http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/ndiswrapper/index.php?title=FAQ#Is_master_mode_or_promiscuous_mode_supported.3F
oooooh, is that so? Last time I checked, NDIS could do that. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff568369(v=VS.85).aspx
Actually, most NICs can also do raw packet injection using DeviceIoControl and Packet11 -> http://www.codeproject.com/KB/IP/Packet11.aspx
“You can’t expect a new user will know how to solve every issue.”
Every issue like Flash and WLAN and Sound.
“With Linux, even a major distro won’t demand more than 256 RAM to run passably with all the bling and a maximum of 2 GB of space.”
uhm, I doubt he read about those XP requirements.
“All of the major Linux distributions are free of cost.”
Bitches don’t know bout my RHEL.
“5. Your porn collection is safe with Linux”
LOL.
“every user gets a password”
OH MY GODDESS.
“you can see the source code so you know that FBI isn’t checking you out, like on Windows.”
FBI checks out what porn you watch?
“Linux has got Compiz Fusion and a very nice default theme, normally.”
Bitches don’t know bout my wobbly windows.
“8. Linux is fun
People always tell me this.”
Proof by (bad) example.
“There are lots of jokes made about ‘teh 1337 powerz of communityz’!!! Sadly, they exist mostly because they don’t know any good arguments against community.”
Oh that so?
“In open source, you can actually speak to the actual developers”
Dunno but official forums and bug reports?
“10. Linux makes you give your computer a name”
You’ll lose all your friends, so you’ll give your new virtual friend a name.
“9. You can help improve Linux
By telling the loons responsible to just stop it.”
If you mean stop evangelizing, then I wholeheartedly agree.
If you mean stop developing, why do you want to take away the hobby of so many people?
“If you mean stop developing, why do you want to take away the hobby of so many people?”
http://maddox.xmission.com/hatemail.cgi
To paraphrase Maddox, making fun of your stupid hobby is my hobby.
“To paraphrase Maddox, making fun of your stupid hobby is my hobby.”
Oh, good. I thought you had something intelligent to say.
“FBI checks out what porn you watch?”
Yes. Doesn’t everyone try to spy their neighbour’s porn collection?
They project their quasi-criminal attitude onto everyone and every organisation.
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“Oh, good. I thought you had something intelligent to say.”
He did, actually.
The hobby doesn’t need to be developed and distributed; people can keep their twisted creations to themselves.
“Oh, good. I thought you had something intelligent to say.”
Sure that’s nowhere near the expected level of intelligence, but so is Linux development in general.
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