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   In article , Jeff-Relf.Me    
   <@.> says...   
   > Over 4 days ago, Dr. Unruh implied that Windowsâ??8 ( my example )   
   > was a product of "tyrany" while Ubuntu ( again, my example )   
   > is more "democratic". [ ref: 9MPTs.56238$On7.34445@newsfe16.iad ]   
   >    
   > The idea being: ï?½ï?½ Sure, Microsoft's trains run on time,   
   >                     but I wouldn't want to live there. ï?¸ï?¸   
   >    
   > The Linux kernel is run by king Linus, a total tyrant.  My hero.   
   >    
   > Ubuntu is the most popular Linux distribution on desktop/laptop   
   > personal computers only because it's ruled by an "evil" overlord,   
   > Mark Richard Shuttleworth.  Mark is also a hero too many, including me.   
   >    
   > So I explained to Dr. Unruh why, exactly,   
   > I chose Windowsâ??8 over Ubuntu.   
   > [ ref: Jeff-Relf.Me@Feb.16{2.26.PM.Seattle.2013} ]   
   >    
   > My lists of reasons was universally derided as   
   > the ravings of a lunatic too stuck on himself.   
   > How dare I assume anyone cares about my personal opinions.   
   >    
   > I wrote ( and you, Mr. "nospam", dismissed ):   
   >    
   >   I've been coding DOS boxen since 1983, Windows since 1989.   
   >    
   > For me, and many like me, Windows has been THE standard   
   > for a VERY long time.  Ubuntu is relative newcomer.   
   >    
   > Also, you dismissed this comment of mine:   
   >    
   >   Today, I code for Windows 8; I wrote my own "start button"   
   >   and I never see the "start screen" ( a.k.a. "Metro" ).   
   >    
   > Windowsâ??8 isn't static, immutable, changeless and choiceless.   
   > I can and do change it.  It's easier to change than Windowsâ??7.   
   >    
   > Again:   
   >    
   >   I have lots of devices attached to my diskless/fanless, 20 Watt PC;   
   >   e.g. Logitech g110 keyboad, g35 headset, g600 mouse.   
   >   [ Some of my settings: http://Jeff-Relf.Me/G600.JPG ]   
   >    
   >   1200 x 1920 IPS monitor, swivelled to portrait.   
   >   Brother DCP-7065DN MFC printer/scanner.   
   >   35-Page document feeder, 27 pages/minute... just for me, not shared.   
   >    
   > I rely on the drivers, it's no joke, the settings are complex.   
   > Were I using Ubuntu, I'd lose too many of my PRECIOUS settings.   
   >    
   > Again:   
      
   Point made.  I will leave it to the reader to figure out what the point    
   was and who made it.   
      
   I am done.   
      
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