Just curious to know whether you people use linux because you 'support the opensource advocacy',or because it is a better operating system,or both!!
Well,I use it cos' I think it is a better OS,and to an extend,just due to curiosity.'Opensource' is really good if you have enough money/job with you.So,frankly saying, its not for guys like me,living in this part of the world!!

This forum is not in any way related to Linux, but your post is!

[angry]I was giving emphasis to the OpenSource advocacy stuff.plz tell me where else should I post this thread[/angry]

eh, its a better operating system, that's why i use it. advocate/gnu/all that other stuff usually flies over my head.

trinity

I like showing off my linux system especially when someone I know is having tons of windows related problems

Personally I hate the way M$ does business and I'm not thrilled about the OS (it has a place...just not for me...) especially with the "Big brother" pretentions Microsoft seems to get periodically....that said, I don't preach from the mountain top either...my attitude is, if windows is what you want, go ahead...if you ask me what is best, I'll say Linux everytime.

You should have posted it in the Linux-general forum

originally written by trickykid in http://64.179.4.146/questions/history/75184
Anyway,have I commited any serious sin??And why are the mods not moving it??

Anyway,have I commited any serious sin??And why are the mods not moving it??
IMHO no you haven't, so relax, OK.
It takes time to move things y'know.

One question I gotta ask is, would you mind cutting down on your signature size? I mean, you got like six rolled into one and near 1.5K chars, which is quite beyond proportion compared to your replies.

Wrt to your original question, I use Linux/GNU because it helps me reach my goals, and Linux advocacy hasn't been an argument in choosing the Linux/GNU platform for me. I doubt it would be for anyone. Doesn't mean a lot of people here wouldn't benefit from reading the "Linux advocacy HOWTO" tho.
Btw, didn't you really mean to say "OSS philosophy" instead of "Linux advocacy"? That would make more sense to me wrt choice.

Both.

I first got linux because it looked and sounded cool. But as i learned more about Open source software and stuff, I totally think the GNU/GPL is awsome.