LinuxWorld: Opinions

http://www.linuxworld.com/story/49072.htm

When I was a kid, all I wanted to be was a rock star. I wanted to play guitar, get up on stage, and have everyone scream while I cranked out some hard rockin' tune. I wanted to see lighters held up in the crowd as I finished my last set - dripping with sweat, completely tired, and no energy left. Leave it all on the stage - that's what I wanted. My friends all felt the same - we talked about it all the time.

http://www.linuxworld.com/story/49062.htm

Last year I made some waves here at LinuxWorld.com when I published an article recounting my efforts to find a Linux distribution that would work "out-of-the-box" with my Toshiba laptop. To say that I was profoundly disappointed doesn't begin to describe how I felt when a vocal minority of readers basically accused me of treason. "How dare I hold Linux to the same standards as Windows! Windows comes installed; Microsoft has it easier! Etc. Etc."