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From: Robert Hailman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, June 11, 1998 10:04 PM
Subject: Re: Linux Bigot??
>Bere are some quotes from the angry mail I sent the author of that article:
>"You write from the point of view of someone who obviously thinks that an
>operating system should be drag and drop and [you obviously] never
>considered using the command prompt. Also, you never bothered to install
>Linux, this makes your point of view invalid ... You are not the kind of
>person who would use Linux, you are not the kind of person who should use
>Linux, and you are not the kind of person who COULD use Linux. Not a
suprise
>from someone who writes in the same issue that you like Windows 98."
What do you think this will accomplish to further Linux, and to further
computing in general?
At best, you'll convince this guy of these things:
1) Linux is hard to use.
2) People who do know how to use it are obnoxious and hateful.
3) Therefore, nobody should try to use Linux, because it'll be hard and they
won't be able to get any help from obnoxious, hateful users.
I think that a better approach might be to sit down and write up a
considered, rational letter explaining why you think Linux is a big deal,
and why you use it.
Technical reasons, not "because Microsoft is bad". You shouldn't even
MENTION the political reasons, not even in passing or in a signature file.
The instant you do that, you'll lose him as a reader and discredit your
entire message. If you're going to do that, might as well not send it.
If you can explain in layman's terms why you use Linux, then you should send
it to him. If you can't, you should reexamine why you're using Linux. The
best screwdriver in the world is still a lousy hammer.
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