Why do I use Linux?

[Siri Amrit Kaur]

On Monday 28 November 2005 02:30 pm Vaughn Treude kindly 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.  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.
>

That's very good advice.

> >  When I screw up, I
> > screw up hugely. Little things like the clock suddenly going all
> > kattywhompus drive me crazy. I barely grok the man pages.
>
> A Robert Heinlein reference!  :-)  Sad to say, "grok" has bad
> connotations for me because while I liked his early stuff,
> everything he wrote after "Stranger in a Strange Land" sucked! 
> (Just my two cents.)
>

I agree! 

Siri Amrit
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