Pointer: blog post, "RANT: Is the Linux dream a myth?"

[blnchflr]

I came across this blog post in the openSUSE forums: RANT: Is the Linux dream a myth?

I've met a few characters that are living the Linux dream or at least claiming to. But here's the rub... is there anyone who's exclusively using it? I don't mean "I've got Linux installed on my USB stick" or "I dual boot". Is there anyone who is actually using Linux as there sole operating system. Booting into everyday to check their email, write their documents, develop their code, surf the web and yes.. play their games. I fear there is not.

Having used Linux exclusively for almost a year, and knowing people who've been Linux-exclusive for longer than that, not to mention MAC USERS, the author seems naive or sheltered. Which surprises me, as he's a coder - apparently I'm prejudiced about coders :o)

Comments

[umadoshi]

My husband and I are both Linux-exclusive, and I know other people who are too. I think I'm going to have to put a Windows partition on my desktop when Starcraft II comes out, but I'm angry about that, and I certainly don't intend to use it for anything else.

[blnchflr]

Windows just takes up a ridiculous amount of hd space - though I guess most other people than me have large enough hds that it doesn't matter :o)

[dragonwolf]

Sun VirtualBox, FTW! :D