On Friday 29 April 2005, Rick Moen wrote:
> Quoting Niall O Broin (niall at linux.ie):
>> > On 28 Apr 2005, at 23:12, ccostelloe at flogas.ie wrote:
> >
> > >If anyone gets stuck with a specific Windows-only issue, there are
> > >enough M$ haters here to help out.
> >
> > I prefer the less negative "Lovers of Linux, choice, and freedom".
>> Moreover, in my experience, "Hating Microsoft" seems a mindset of those
> still stuck on the Win32-roadmap treadmill, including harried IT staff.
Not the easiest treadmill to get off, as evidenced by other posts here.
> One doesn't generally waste time "hating" something that ceased being a
> significant headache years or decades ago.
If you still have to deal with the beast, it still gives plenty of reasons for hatred.
Ciaran
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