Eric Dunbar wrote:
I hate automobiles. I'm waiting for the day when it becomes legal to take a sledge to those utterly anti-social monster SUVs, or to some !!!hole running a red or parking illegally.
Don't waste your energy; market economics will pound automakers into their senses, as we see with GM's slow demise from their over-production of SUVs and other cars consumers don't want -- even if you give them away. I'm hoping for a nice little electric car for zipping around town, rather than some off-road behemoth who's only purpose is keeping Exxon in business.
That said, Linux is not ideal for all situations. If you need your word processor or spread sheet not to crash on you half-way through a search or need guaranteed compatibility with others, then Windows/Mac with MS Office is definitely the way to go. If you don't make your living off those activities then OpenOffice.Org is certainly an
I'm in one of those activities where crash-proof reliability trumps fascination with an alternative computing lifestyle. For myself, Linux would be a fun recreational outlet -- if I had the time. :)
But I'm not one of those fire-breathing live-free-or-die OS people; rather, I subscribe to the to-each-his-own philosophy (which I know is pretty politically-incorrect during these days of intollerance.)
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