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Weblog:   Open source insecurity
Subject:   Linux as a religion
Date:   2005-07-27 00:05:22
From:   jwenting
The fervour of the crowd you witnessed is a clear sign of religious zeal.

To that crowd Linux is god and Linus his prophet.
They consider themselves the priests of Linux and his Holy Army, their mission to stamp out all evil by spreading the Faith through whatever means possible (preferably by defeating that evil in a sea of blood).

No wonder then that they behave similarly to a crowd of Palestinians after a mullah calls for the destruction of all infidels. Replace Linux CDs with bomb belts and shouts of "Microsoft is evil" with "Allah Akhbar" and there is no difference between these groups (except that one wears Tux T-shirts and the other wraps towels around their heads).
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  • Linux as a religion
    2005-07-27 13:28:19  aristotle [View]

    That just… I mean… I don’t even know where to begin. I thought you were a little off before, but you’ve just placed yourself firmly in the nutjob category.

    You are barely better than the fictional characters you just denigrated.
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