Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 13th Jan 2008 16:30 UTC, submitted by anonymous
"Operating systems come with cultures as much as codebases. I was forcibly reminded of this fact over the holidays when several family members and neighbors press-ganged me into troubleshooting their Windows computers. Although none of us had any formal computer training, and I know almost nothing about Windows, I was able to solve problems that baffled the others - not because of any technical brilliance, but because the free software culture in which I spend my days made me better able to cope."
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2005-12-28
"much like the fascist IT department I have to deal with at work".
By your reasoning you wouldn't mind the fascist IT dept. coming over your house and using your sink as a toilet.
You forget that you are using THEIR computer and THEIR network. You are obliged to follow their rules... Which are generally there to reduce the companies exposure to liability and support issues. No matter if its open source or whatever.