> > And he does have a point. The anti-M$ sentiment has led to a > > number of comments on this list that, were I thinking of transitioning > > to Linux, would deter me from doing so because self-righteousness > > is rarely very friendly. > > I couldn't agree more. Despite not having used a Microsoft product > in any seriousness in years, the whole rabidly anti-Microsoft attitude > really bugs me sometimes, and I shudder to think how it must look > to people not involved in and used to this community sometimes.
I do laugh at it sometimes myself. In my case, I use Microsoft products on a daily basis. At work, it's Win NT, Word, Excel, Outlook, and Outlook Express. At home, I *normally* have my personal machine in Debian but it's not at the moment. The elite hackers will disseminate my mail headers to discover this: X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 My wife also runs Windows 98SE. I personally like Linux. Cause it's better ?? Maybe, maybe not. I think it's because it's just *different*. I've grown tired of Windows... I'm in Windows right now because it's actually been a while, at home at least. I also wanted to try the latest mozilla for Win32... Finally, what I'm really interested in is the adamant MS-bashers and when they've last used Windows. If they're soooo against it, I assume they either never have or it's been 5+ years. Regards Hall
