Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on May 10, 2006 06:21 AM
Thank you for that insight!
I've tried making that same point here before (apparently in vein), but it's definitely a hard sell. There are those that seem to believe that the mere utterance of words "Microsoft" or "Windows" in an article renders the entire topic moot. There are many of us that – even if we prefer GNU/Linux for most purposes – occasionally require the use of Windows.
Personally, I value the opportunity to be made aware of FOSS solutions for a proprietary OS. The more “Linux like” I can may my Windows experience, the happier I am. I applaud the editors of newsforge for NOT being single minded and exclusionary, yet still remaining focused on FOSS.
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Re:Editors: WTF is this article doing here?!
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on May 10, 2006 06:21 AMI've tried making that same point here before (apparently in vein), but it's definitely a hard sell. There are those that seem to believe that the mere utterance of words "Microsoft" or "Windows" in an article renders the entire topic moot. There are many of us that – even if we prefer GNU/Linux for most purposes – occasionally require the use of Windows.
Personally, I value the opportunity to be made aware of FOSS solutions for a proprietary OS. The more “Linux like” I can may my Windows experience, the happier I am. I applaud the editors of newsforge for NOT being single minded and exclusionary, yet still remaining focused on FOSS.
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