[Ham-Computers] RE: "Live" Linux CD's, WAS: windows - linux

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

Actually, that is quite correct.  I don't really care what you do at your 
church or what Home Depot does (except that I've almost quit shopping at Home 
Depot because Checkout has become such a terrible PITA).  I do know (and you 
don't) what I have to do here in order to put food on the table and some of that 
either flat can't be done running Linux or might be done but only at the 
expense of huge time outlays and/or efficiency wastage.  I mostly play with radios 
and if they don't work I fix them if/when I feel like it unless they belong to 
a customer.  I use computers and when they don't work I fix them because I 
have to in order to get work done.

I normally ignore all of the preaching that continually goes on here trying 
to covert those of us who don't use Linux to the preacher's particular favorite 
sect(s) of Linux (and no three of you can ever agree on which one to use).  
Nearly half of the honest questions asked here receive one or two valid answers 
and four or five sermons.  I don't appreciate being told continually that the 
answer to all of my prayers is to convert to Linux any more and some days 
much less than having someone ring my doorbell and try to keep me standing in the 
doorway while he or she tries to convert me to their Christian or moslem 
sect.

How about you Linux users quit your constant proselytizing.  If you don't 
know the answer, then just don't answer.  You're not helping anyone.  I shudder 
to think what would happen were anyone to ever ask a Netware or CPM question.

I should have just hit the damned delete button as I normally do anytime a 
non-responsive sermon pops up.  I'm sorry I didn't.

OUT

In a message dated 5/7/2008 9:30:23 PM Central Daylight Time, doc at kd4e.com 
writes: 
> >WA5CAB at cs.com wrote:
> >I'm not picking on doc or Dale but their two posts finally turned on
> >a light bulb relative to this whole Linux schtick.  Linux users only
> >play with computers.  And make a living either not using computers at
> >all or using non-Linux computers (look back through the archives and
> >you will find hundreds of examples of the statement "I only use MS at
> >work because I have to" or equivalent). They don't have to make a
> >living either using or working on computers.  The only significant
> >exception is the small group who supply Linux computers for the Linux
> >users to play on.
> 
> Actually that is not correct.
> 
> When I was a VP at a small college I used Linux exclusively
> until a nerd in the business office who pretended to understand
> technology forced through a policy mandating that everyone use
> only MS.
> 
> I am the Associate Senior Pastor of a church and I use Linux
> exclusively for all of my needs including E-mail, web access
> and web design, audio and video, word processing, photo editing,
> PDF's, Bible study, etc.
> 
> It is a rare business, individual, or organization indeed who
> *cannot* run under Linux alone.  Ignorance and billions spent
> in MS and Apple marketing are the most common reasons for
> limited Linux adoption ... and that is changing rapidly around
> the world.
> 

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