I quote: "Linux is for dumb nerds who want to look cool because they have a command line. Nobody else cares about Linux"

Seriously, this guy is a total jackass, and I need to convince hime of some mjaor benefit of linux.

It can't be a thing about microsoft's restricive licensing, and it can't be anything about price either.

I've tried better security (he said: "my windows box has never been hacked"), no spyware (he said: "I don't have any spyware on my PC" ), more reliable (he said: "My PC has been running non-stop for the last three months" - pfft), and a few other things.

I'm not trying to change him (that's never going to happen), but I need something to convince him to leave me alone about my choice to run Linux instead of Windows.

Silence is golden.

If that doesn't work, perhaps you should read some information
about Linux Advocacy > /usr/share/doc/Linux-HOWTOs/Advocacy

And if neither of those work, well, show him by your kindness and
the greater system you have in the long run.

Seriously, you won't convert this Windoze zealot, nor get him to
stop harrassing you, anymore than you could convert me from
Slackware to one of the commercial Linux distros.

Live and let live...

"Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience."

Just laugh at his ignorance and leave him to his crappy OS. He's not worth the aggro.

The most well reasoned argument against MS/Windows and their business practices I have ever read is here:

http://www.euronet.nl/users/frankvw/...t/IhateMS.html

But, if your buddy is happy with Windows and you are happy with Linux why try to change him?

Let him run the OS that he feels serves his needs, and you are FREE to run the one that serves yours

So tell him that the Windows Control Panel is for lusers. Real Men(TM) change their system configurations with Vi.

Oh, really? Has he checked? I've never seen an Internet-connected Windows box that didn't have some spyware on it. Even Kim Komando, Queen of the Windows Weenies, uses Adaware

You might wanna try an aluminum bat (Just remember: When the cops come, you didn't hear that from me )


But seriously, the best thing you can do is ignore people like this. For him, I doubt this is about Windows vs. Linux. Some people are just jerks that like looking for a fight.

On the issue of security, I suggets saying nothing...


...until the next killer xxx.w32 worm comes around.

you cant go fighting with everyone who disagrees with your opinion, beliefs, viewpoints or taste for if you did you would never get any work done. Just let it go, you cant win em all but you may drive yourself crazy trying.

Using Linux is a matter of choice. . .

. . . choosing to use Linux or not to use Linux are both valid choices depending on your point of view.

Don't worry over it, there is freedom to choose, and that's what's really important. Enjoy your freedoms while you can, and don't push your preferences on others....there's already enough of that going on.

That being said, if he chooses to push his on you, lay the smack on him.

edited... should read whole post and not just the title

Very ancient proverb say ...
"Do not answer a fool according to his folly
Lest you also be like him
Answer a fool according to his folly
Lest he be wise in his own eyes"

Some say - there is contradiction in the proverb
not so !
Contradiction is in fool

best just to walk away from those people rjstephens

another proverb say
"give him enough rope
and he will hang himself"

guru floppy

Although this is very lengthy, this guy's rant is very interesting and makes a lot of excellent points -- J.W.

I thimk he is right in some points

You can say that he could have become a programmer and modify linux kernel as he want, because it is open sourced. Also say, that linux kernel (or *BSD) is designed very well

Thanks for those ideas.

I will be seeing him again on Monday. I won't bring it up, but if he does, I'll hit him with this one-liner I thought up:

"Would you trust your life to your computer?" (barring risk of hardware failures and power problems, of course)

And if that doesn't work (I don't see how he can argue with that, but I don't doubt that he will) then I'll make more points about Linux's security, lack of viruses, and lack of spyware.

If that's not enough, then I'll give up He can live in his dreamworld as much as he wants.

I'll let you know how it goes.