On Wed, 24 Jul 2002, ben_b wrote: > As a person with no ideological tie to unix based operating systems or > open source software it appears that the majority of posts on this list > take some sort of shot, large or small, at Microsoft. I'm glad someone > else made this point, I was really considering making it myself after the > recent post regarding exchange alternatives but hesitated thinking maybe > I'm the odd-ball out here (mainly due to the volume of posts bashing > microsoft). The reason I mention the post asking about exchange and > outlook is that it seemed even more obnoxious than usual. It appeared > that this person wanted any alternative to Microsoft products irregardless > of whether or not they were "better", the fact that they would not be > Microsoft seemed sufficient to this person. Maybe it's part of an I can't speak for anyone else, but the majority of my professional exposure to Microsoft products has involved some level of pain. As such, I consider the avoidance of Microsoft products perfectly natural and sane. If it hurts, don't do it. On the other hand, having the sheer power of a Unix/Linux command line at my fingertips is something that is hard to pass up. Why do people insist on using Microsoft solutions? -- Daniel Taylor dante at plethora.net