anecdotal.<br><br>I like antidotal as used here: "Linux was found to be antidotal for the windows plague that held civilization in chains for decades"<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 12:00 PM, Damon L. Chesser <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:damon@damtek.com">damon@damtek.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="im">On Mon, 2010-06-28 at 11:36 -0400, Lightner, Jeff wrote:<br>
> Antidotal? Meaning Windows is a poison and Linux is the Antidote? :p<br>
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</div>Of course. But what is the real word? Sounds like antidotal?<br>
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> -----Original Message-----<br>
> From: <a href="mailto:ale-bounces@ale.org">ale-bounces@ale.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:ale-bounces@ale.org">ale-bounces@ale.org</a>] On Behalf Of<br>
> Damon L. Chesser<br>
> Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 11:09 AM<br>
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!<br>
> Subject: Re: [ale] GO Windows!!! ;-)<br>
><br>
> On Mon, 2010-06-28 at 09:52 -0400, Jim Lynch wrote:<br>
><br>
> > ><br>
> > Jim makes a good point. How many computer users actually install an<br>
> > operating system? I suspect most folks buy a computer with an OS on<br>
> it<br>
> > and if they do that, there's a very good chance all the hardware will<br>
> > work with the software on the system.<br>
> ><br>
> > On top of that upgrading Linux is far less troublesome than Windows<br>
> > since Linux does not often stop support of "legacy" hardware while<br>
> > Windows sure does. Then couple that with the need to have<br>
> increasingly<br>
> > more memory, HD space, faster CPU with each new version of Windows.<br>
> > Granted Linux does sometimes suffer from the same problem, but not<br>
> > nearly as much as Windows.<br>
> ><br>
> > Jim.<br>
><br>
> Antidotal story follows: Sister-in-law in town visiting. She jumped<br>
> on Mother-in-laws laptop to finish a due paper at her university. I<br>
> told her "you know that is not windows you are on?" She did not. It<br>
> was fedora 13/gnome w/Open Office. She never heard of OO either, but it<br>
> was the only word processor installed so that is what she<br>
> (accidentally?) started using. She was impressed and thought it worked<br>
> better then windows/Office combo. This just happened this weekend. She<br>
> wants to buy a laptop and have me install Linux on it.<br>
><br>
> Same story as Mother-in-law who now runs Linux. Brother-in-law<br>
> installed windows and nothing but issues. I (un-installed windows and)<br>
> installed Linux, nothing but smooth computer usage.<br>
><br>
> The average user does not, perhaps can not, install windows. But give<br>
> them a Linux installed box, and except for specific use cases, so far,<br>
> in my life, they prefer Linux.<br>
><br>
> Antidotal story ends.<br>
><br>
> So far my statistical analysis clear shows that 100% of users prefer<br>
> Linux.<br>
> ><br>
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