Small distro, big ego
Dedoimedo lemma to happy computing states that the fanaticism of a Linux user is inversely proportional to the size of the user base for the said distro. Have I intrigued you or maybe offended you? Well, read on, then.
In this article/rant, I would like to talk about the general behavior of the Linux community once again, focusing on the individual user. We've talked about this before, but it's time for some polish.
Linux user as a rule
Being a Linux user means you're special. Linux desktop holds only about 1% market, so the chance are you're 1 out of 100, which places you at the far end of the Gaussian distribution of desktop usage normalcy curve. That's good.
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right to laugh
You compiled your own kernel. You're the man. So what? That does not give you any right to laugh at people who have trouble double-clicking the mouse.
Why yes, yes it does.
j/k