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Top 5 Linux Myths
Aug 2, 2007, 02 :00 UTC (10 Talkback[s]) (8191 reads)

(Other stories by Matt Hartley)

[ Thanks to Matt D. for this link. ]

"1. Linux Users Are Cheap. Ah, this is one of my favorites. It seems that Linux users have long since been seen as cheap, despite the fact that so many of them in the States earn up to six figures. First, define cheap? Are we cheap because we choose not to buy brand new everything with every release of our selected OS? It certainly shines some light on why hardware manufactures have been less than excited to provide better driver support, doesn't it...?"

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
I have bought several boxed sets of Linu ...   Not really....   
da
Aug 2, 2007, 02:18:39
 
Oh, No BULL ...   No bull   
da
Aug 2, 2007, 02:21:55
 
I love Linux and I have been driving the ...   Cheap   
Don Whitbeck
Aug 2, 2007, 03:04:59
 
I love Linux and I have been driving the ...   Re: Cheap   
I R A Darth Aggie
Aug 2, 2007, 13:42:20
 
Why should anyone feel defensive about " ...   Cheap, or environmentally responsible?   
cjm
Aug 2, 2007, 14:29:38
 
Excellent. EXCELLENT!Thank You!I have co ...   Re: Cheap, or environmentally responsible?   
CD Baric
Aug 2, 2007, 15:04:55
 
Why should I be embarrassed about not ne ...   "Cheap" is a FUD word   
blackbelt_jones
Aug 2, 2007, 15:05:35
 
My dad told me something when I was grow ...   wealthy people are "cheap"   
pontke
Aug 2, 2007, 17:08:09
 
You clearly lost your mind. You start wi ...   Matt, what r u smoking?   
vi
Aug 2, 2007, 19:17:13
 
> You clearly lost your mind. You start  ...   Re: Matt, what r u smoking?   
pontke
Aug 2, 2007, 20:15:58
 
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