Big Bear over on Polar Bears and Penguins says that Linux is for doing, not socializing. I agree!
Many see Linux as an end in itself. I've been guilty of slipping into this mindset, gleefully mocking the many failures of Windows and extolling the virtues of GNU/Linux.
Yes, I love using Ubuntu. No, I can't imagine going back to Windows, and I hope I'll never have to go that way again. Macs are okay, but give me Linux.
Still, there's a life to be lived. What I like most about Linux is that it is open source, made to do the job. If it doesn't suit, get in there and change it. The government in Brazil did just that, creating their own modified distro to launch in schools.
Linux, and open source software in general, is for doing. What do I want to do with it? I'm still trying to work it out, but I'm hoping it involves community development in Brazil.
What do you do, or want to do, with Linux and open source software?
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