New Zealand Herald: Praise the PC God and Linux Open-Source Apostles, I'm a Believer

"Three days ago I accepted Linux into my life and while I'm not yet a convert, the experience has shaken my faith in Windows. It's hard to reconcile because for nearly 20 years I've mostly stayed on the one true Windows path.

"In my early computer years I had a brief flirtation with the Apple Mac, which I liked a lot. But I turned my back on that religion when I took a job editing a PC magazine. Ever since, I've stuck to the Windows creed--growing in my belief as its power and influence spread.

"I was a disciple from the beginning when it was called Dos, and kept the faith through the buggy, painful years of Windows 1.0 to 3.11..."

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