Linked by Ioan-Alexandru Lazar on Mon 23rd Oct 2006 14:58 UTC
Among the few things I'm proud of in my life, not having had contact with Windows when I first "met" a computer is somewhere around the top. Indeed, the first computer I used ran Unix, and I have been using Unices myself for some time.
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Member since:2006-09-24
That is not elitism. Please learn what the word means before mindlessly spitting it at people. I'll give you some extra help on this one.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/elitism
Member since:2005-07-18
Fsckit, your point is obvious but some are getting wrapped up in the particular word you used. It would be better to say that you are very pleased rather than proud.
According to definition 2, it actually could be called elitism. Consciousness of or pride in belonging to a select or favored group. The group would be those who used Unix before Windows.
I envy you. From about '86 to '02 I always had the sensation that I was missing out on the true computer experience because I had almost no Unix access. I finally made the switch to Linux in '02.
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No it isn't. I loathe that kind of elitism.
Edited 2006-10-23 15:45