Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 13th Jan 2008 16:30 UTC, submitted by anonymous
GNU, GPL, Open Source "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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RE[3]: Insulting
by aesiamun on Mon 14th Jan 2008 06:16 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: Insulting"
aesiamun
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2005-06-29

It's just typical elitism that is often found in certain groups.

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