Comments on: The real reason I use Linux http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/2008/03/18/the-real-reason-i-use-linux/ Random things that interest me that I may want to remember later. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:59:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Jason Dragon http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/2008/03/18/the-real-reason-i-use-linux/#comment-412 Jason Dragon Sat, 22 Mar 2008 10:01:12 +0000 http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/2008/03/18/the-real-reason-i-use-linux/#comment-412 <p>Hello Matthew. I just wrote a blog about linux from a business perspective, tell me what you think.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://capitalactive.wordpress.com/2008/03/22/the-key-to-commercial-success-for-linux/" title="http://capitalactive.wordpress.com/2008/03/22/the-key-to-commercial-success-for-linux/" rel="nofollow">capitalactive.wordpress.c...</a></p> Hello Matthew. I just wrote a blog about linux from a business perspective, tell me what you think.

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]]> By: pro003 http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/2008/03/18/the-real-reason-i-use-linux/#comment-411 pro003 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:03:03 +0000 http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/2008/03/18/the-real-reason-i-use-linux/#comment-411 <p>agree! ...like totally! </p> agree! …like totally!

]]> By: engla http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/2008/03/18/the-real-reason-i-use-linux/#comment-408 engla Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:08:00 +0000 http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/2008/03/18/the-real-reason-i-use-linux/#comment-408 <p>it certainly is true. I really enjoy things I learned the last year, like vim and git (properly).<br /> <br /> But I also discussed this with a friend -- when you suddenly have to do real work it's not necessarily so easy to use Linux, if you haven't spent all those fun hours installing everything you need. Sometimes you just need to go back and use something you know works.<br /> <br /> Not that it matters to me myself that much, I always play and never work ;-)</p> it certainly is true. I really enjoy things I learned the last year, like vim and git (properly).

But I also discussed this with a friend — when you suddenly have to do real work it’s not necessarily so easy to use Linux, if you haven’t spent all those fun hours installing everything you need. Sometimes you just need to go back and use something you know works.

Not that it matters to me myself that much, I always play and never work ;-)

]]> By: Clint Brothers http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/2008/03/18/the-real-reason-i-use-linux/#comment-407 Clint Brothers Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:11:42 +0000 http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/2008/03/18/the-real-reason-i-use-linux/#comment-407 <p>That's REAL! It's so much fun to watch an Open Source project take shape. It's fun to be unchained from a cruel and evil company(microsuck) that wants to control you. It's fun to know that if something does break you can get all the help you need to fix it, and not pay a dime for that help. Once you get all that help you feel obligated to help someone else and then you feel AWESOME that you freed a friend, family member, etc... from microsuck.</p> That’s REAL! It’s so much fun to watch an Open Source project take shape. It’s fun to be unchained from a cruel and evil company(microsuck) that wants to control you. It’s fun to know that if something does break you can get all the help you need to fix it, and not pay a dime for that help. Once you get all that help you feel obligated to help someone else and then you feel AWESOME that you freed a friend, family member, etc… from microsuck.

]]> By: mocoloco http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/2008/03/18/the-real-reason-i-use-linux/#comment-406 mocoloco Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:11:27 +0000 http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/2008/03/18/the-real-reason-i-use-linux/#comment-406 <p>I too have childhood memories of writing stuff in BASIC on our Colecovision ADAM computer. I felt in control. That feeling was lost for many years until I discovered Linux.<br /> I second Mr. Fan; don't forget the thanks to RMS for GNU and possibly more importantly for the GPL, under which so much FOSS is licensed.</p> I too have childhood memories of writing stuff in BASIC on our Colecovision ADAM computer. I felt in control. That feeling was lost for many years until I discovered Linux.
I second Mr. Fan; don’t forget the thanks to RMS for GNU and possibly more importantly for the GPL, under which so much FOSS is licensed.

]]> By: matthew http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/2008/03/18/the-real-reason-i-use-linux/#comment-405 matthew Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:02:27 +0000 http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/2008/03/18/the-real-reason-i-use-linux/#comment-405 <p>Credit where credit is due...<br /> <br /> Thanks, RMS, et al, for the GNU tools.</p> Credit where credit is due…

Thanks, RMS, et al, for the GNU tools.

]]> By: max stirner http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/2008/03/18/the-real-reason-i-use-linux/#comment-404 max stirner Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:54:11 +0000 http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/2008/03/18/the-real-reason-i-use-linux/#comment-404 <p>It's the GNU that lets you play around by the way</p> It’s the GNU that lets you play around by the way

]]> By: Goober http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/2008/03/18/the-real-reason-i-use-linux/#comment-403 Goober Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:28:44 +0000 http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/2008/03/18/the-real-reason-i-use-linux/#comment-403 <p>I use Linux and its subsequent challenges to fill the time gap. You know, the one normally used to chase women & have sex. If I used Windows I'd be totally depressed by now.</p> I use Linux and its subsequent challenges to fill the time gap. You know, the one normally used to chase women & have sex. If I used Windows I’d be totally depressed by now.

]]> By: amd-linux http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/2008/03/18/the-real-reason-i-use-linux/#comment-402 amd-linux Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:49:07 +0000 http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/2008/03/18/the-real-reason-i-use-linux/#comment-402 <p>Same here - it is just fun to wrestle down the machine. I really love the challenges Linux brings, and feel quite good when I found the solution once more.... A little bit like doing the Rubick's cube in my younger days.... :-)</p> Same here - it is just fun to wrestle down the machine. I really love the challenges Linux brings, and feel quite good when I found the solution once more…. A little bit like doing the Rubick’s cube in my younger days…. :-)

]]> By: RMS Fan http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/2008/03/18/the-real-reason-i-use-linux/#comment-401 RMS Fan Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:04:25 +0000 http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/2008/03/18/the-real-reason-i-use-linux/#comment-401 <p>Don't forget to say thanks to Richie for the GNU!</p> Don’t forget to say thanks to Richie for the GNU!

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