“No. Not me personally. It’s the threat that we, as Linux users
and developers, hear constantly. It’s on the forums, mailing lists
and IRC. These ridiculous threats, that if something in the Linux
operating system is not fixed or handled to their liking, they’re
running back to Windows. To me, it seems to be getting worse and
worse.“If I may, I’d like to discuss this for a second. First, I’d
like to discuss what Microsoft is doing to the computing world. I
give my respect where respect is due, and recognize that they have
had great success, but wish to conjecture, that by making an
operating system more user friendly, you reduce the mental
challenging of a computer user. I’m not calling the user ‘dumb,’
just not challenged…”
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