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

[darkemeralds]

I'm actually not very troubled by the prospect of breaking encryption on audiobook files that I've paid for, but I have yet to find an audiobook player as good as the one that Audible provides. I'd use it to play all my podfic, too, if I could. Playing long audiobooks as MP3s is really unsatisfactory because you can't set bookmarks.

Thanks for the links--the second one doesn't seem to be valid, but I drilled through and found some good stuff. Looks like I might be able rig up something.

[blnchflr]

Best of luck - if you get it to work, you should post the solution.