[CS-FSLUG] MEDIA: Missing the Point

[Ed Hurst]

On Monday 25 October 2004 15:31, Tim Young wrote:
> Now, should I then give my missionaries software that I know will
> render the majority of their laptops inoperable for them, or give
> them something they can use, even if it is a Microsoft product?

You won't get an argument from me; I'm too much of a pragmatist. I use 
FreeBSD because it works like I do, and I have the time and inclination 
to learn it. I recommend Linux in general to most folks, but I never 
tell someone they have to drop Windows if that's what they really need. 
The training service I offer includes learning how to survive using 
Windows, including backups and re-installing, etc. As it is, our 
church's computer runs Win98 and Office97, which came bundled on the 
machine (an ancient Compaq). I have no inclination to change it 
primarily because it isn't networked in any way. It's safe and works 
fine, and the solid hardware never crashes under Windows.

I would use MS-DOS if I had to, just like the writer of the article, but 
I can't accept his attitude. He's in love with big business, aspires 
still to being a big-shot salesman, and preaches a peculiar version of 
the Prosperity Gospel. He is *so sure* he has all the answers to what 
makes something a commercial success.

OTOH, I suppose rabid Linux partisans are no help.

-- 
Ed Hurst
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