LXer: Ubuntu - Outside the Sandbox
 

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I've used Ubuntu Linux now for the better part of a year; there have been some stumbles along the way, but for the most part, I'm sold. I find myself having to do a bit more maintenance than I would with Windows, but I also like the flexibility that it affords me, along with knowing that I'm not being forced into using software in ways I don't want to (DRM), and not having to pay multiple hundreds of dollars to use it.

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As much as I admire the point this moron is trying to make, the article is utter rubbish. For example:

> "That said, I am not the average computer user. I am a power-user+." I boot three different OS's (Windows XP, MacOS X, Ubuntu 7.10)."

So, being able to boot 3 OS's makes you a "power" user? What a ridiculous statement.

> "But I'm not the average user."

Oh, but you are. By my reckoning the "average" computer user is someone who considers themselves to be a "power" user. My reasoning for this comes from a famous quote: "The one thing that we all have in common is that we each consider ourselves to be above average drivers..." Or words to that effect. I can't remember who said it.

> "The average user will take their computer to Best Buy when they get spyware, who will then proceed to format their computer."

Bzzzt. Wrong. These are the actions of the below average user.

> "Linux is at a crossroads right now, and it is up to the community to collectively decide what to do at this point."

Hang on, maybe you are a "power" user. I've heard these words many times from woodducks like you...

Your homework is to read this article and then correct yourself: Linux is not Windows