Lately I've been generally annoyed with Linux users as a group. One only needs to go and read a few comments on any article on slashdot that deals with Windows to see what I'm talking about.

Good example here.

Reading some of those comments makes me ashamed of being a linux user. Not to mention reminds me why I almost never read slashdot anymore...

It's as if some horrible forumla has been released onto the online community...

"Must hate Microsoft, must bash windows, must recommend linux above all others whether it makes sense or not".

Heck, I hate Micro$oft[0], I wouldn't use windows if someone paid me to[1] and I wish the entire universe would realize that linux is indeed 1000 times better than windows. Then I remember my mom.. how she is struggling with windows[2] and I thank the nearest deity she does't know about linux and how wonderful it is..

This is very simple: Linux is a great operating system.. I love my command line, wouldn't want to live without it, however, it is not suitable for everyone. Now if everyone would just keep that in mind we could all live in happy harmony..

.. and I bet half those slashdot geeks slamming anyone who uses windows are secretly posting from a windows machine themselves..

It's okay (heck, great) to hate Micro$oft, but know why you hate them.. not just becuase a website full of computer geeks tells you to.

[0] anyone reading this that knows me can attest to that
[1] well, except for when I use it at work, that doesn't count! I keep my fingers crossed behind my back the whole time! Besides I cheat, I just run an xserver and use open windows on top of NT.
[2] Thankfully she's not nearly net-savvy enough to find this site..
[3] Damn, I feel like I'm back on a.s.r with these footnotes..