XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy, alt.slack   
   From: wichitajayhawks@msn.com   
      
   pothead wrote:   
   > On 2025-08-11, Lawrence D'Oliveiro  wrote:   
   >> On Fri, 8 Aug 2025 21:14:17 -0500, Alabama \"Tinybones\" Flint wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> On Thu, 7 Aug 2025 10:11:07 -0400, Tony wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> That Linux shit is for people who belong on the funny farm. I   
   >>>>> tried that Linux shit and nearly destroyed my monitor and computer   
   >>>>> tower with a baseball bat. Who would tout that crap anyway?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> That “crap” is running just about the entire infrastructure of the   
   >>>> Internet. Without it, nobody would hear you scream.   
   >>>>   
   >>> Windows isn't the answer but why is Linux the answer either?   
   >>   
   >> Because it’s the closest thing humanity has ever achieved to a   
   >> “universal” OS.   
   >   
   > That's a good way of describing Linux.   
   > My opinion is that Linux is like a Swiss army knife. It can be anything   
   > and do pretty much anything a user might request of it.   
   > Want to learn about Linux?   
   > Choose something like Gentoo or Linux From Scratch.   
   > Want it to just work with no fuss?   
   > Something like Linux Mint, Ubuntu, etc would be a good choice.   
   > And even within those distributions, the ability to customize the system   
   > to your particular needs is awesome.   
   > Or just leave it alone.   
   > You have choice, which is why I like Linux.   
   >   
   You would say the same thing if you substituted "Little Girls" for   
   Linux, Trump bumpkin!  Your tastes are well known!   
      
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