Waving away a cloud of smoke, I look up, and am blinded by a bright, whitelight. It's God. No, not read more

Waving away a cloud of smoke, I look up, and am blinded by a bright, whitelight. It's God. No, not Richard Stallman, or Linus Torvalds, but God. In a booming voice, He says: "THIS IS A SIGN. USE LINUX, THE FREE UNIX SYSTEM FOR THE 386."

Some people have told me they don't think a fat penguin really embodies the grace of Linux, which just tells read more

Some people have told me they don't think a fat penguin really embodies the grace of Linux, which just tells me they have never seen an angry penguin charging at them in excess of 100mph. They'd be a lot more careful about what they say if they had.

No. That's it. The cool name, that is. We worked very hard on creating a name that would appeal to read more

No. That's it. The cool name, that is. We worked very hard on creating a name that would appeal to the majority of people, and it certainly paid off: thousands of people are using linux just to be able to say "OS/2? Hah. I've got Linux. What a cool name". 386BSD made the mistake of putting a lot of numbers and weird abbreviations into the name, and is scaring away a lot of people just because it sounds too technical.

Linux is not user-friendly. It _is_ user-friendly. It is not ignorant-friendly and idiot-friendly.

Linux is not user-friendly. It _is_ user-friendly. It is not ignorant-friendly and idiot-friendly.

One of the things that hamper Linux's climb to world domination is the shortage of bad Computer Role Playing Games, read more

One of the things that hamper Linux's climb to world domination is the shortage of bad Computer Role Playing Games, or CRaPGs. No operating system can be considered respectable without one.

Linux poses a real challenge for those with a taste for late-nighthacking (and/or conversations with God).

Linux poses a real challenge for those with a taste for late-nighthacking (and/or conversations with God).

... being a Linux user is sort of like living in a house inhabited by a large family of carpenters read more

... being a Linux user is sort of like living in a house inhabited by a large family of carpenters and architects. Every morning when you wake up, the house is a little different. Maybe there is a new turret, or some walls have moved. Or perhaps someone has temporarily removed the floor under your bed.

I've personally used e2fsprogs 1.05 to make a 54bib partition. That's a lot of bibs. I thought a double chin read more

I've personally used e2fsprogs 1.05 to make a 54bib partition. That's a lot of bibs. I thought a double chin was a lot, but to need 54 bibs, it would have to be a FAT partition.