Why do I use Linux?

[Eric "Shubes"]

Vaughn Treude wrote:


> I cut my teeth on Unix and "grew up" with the command line. One of the
> first things I do on a Windoze box is to bring up the command prompt. 
> And it's aggravating when I habitually type in a Linux command, and of
> course, the retarded Redmond OS doesn't recognize it.

Sounds to me like you could use some Unix-type commands on DOS. I 
remember having such a thing 10+ years ago. I googled and found this:
http://short.stop.home.att.net/freesoft/unix.htm
There are probably others too. I remember it being very cool using unix 
commands on DOS. :)

> One thing I've
> noticed though, is that the Windows command line is gradually getting
> more Linux-like, for example, you can now use the arrow key to recall
> previously typed commands.  But even I have trouble remembering some of
> the commands I seldom use.  For that reason, I recommend having some
> kind of "cheat sheet."  It's also very important to keep a log of every
> system setting you change and every library and program you install. 
> I've learned that the hard way - if you ever have to reinstall, it
> really makes things easier.
> 
> 
Still need a cheat sheet for those infrequently-used commands. ;)

-- 
-Eric 'shubes'
"There is no such thing as the People;
  it is a collectivist myth.
  There are only individual citizens
  with individual wills
  and individual purposes."
-William E. Simon (1927-2000),
     Secretary of the Treasury (1974-1977)
  "A Time For Truth" (1978), pg. 237

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