Linux No Longer a Four-Letter Word
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| Superiority complex? Very likely. But come on, who can blame me? When
| I see the public warnings about viruses, zombies, and cloned Wi-Fi
| hotspots, how can I not chuckle a little?
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| But there are times when the arrogance needs to be taken down a notch
| or two. Because while Linux is very good at what it does, there are some
| out there that have no clue what to do about it when it crosses their
| path. Hence, the dread.
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| The typical encounter goes something like this: I need something
| from an IT person that I am not equipped or authorized to take care
| of myself. I tell them the problem. Invariably, they ask me what
| version of Windows I am using, usually with a tone of voice that
| conveys "this yokel is probably still using Windows 98, and I'll
| get to tell him to upgrade and come back to me later." I tell them
| I use Linux (I've long since given up identifying the distribution).
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| It's all anecdotal, of course. I am sure there's still plenty of
| people out there that have not heard of this favorite operating
| system of ours. But my sense of being a technical odd-ball in a
| Windows world is becoming a thing of the past.
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http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2007-01-19-018-26-OP-SW
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