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[OT]In prise of MS programmers!(Longish)

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From: Astrid Flatto
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 04:37
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OK, the story (history) is nothing unusual.
DOS practice since 2.11, upgrading to 3.3, 3.3a, 4, 5(phui!) win3.11
and then Win95.
Countless hours spent on learning and fighting this enviroment.
And then came Linux, after trying few variations I settled on Slackware
and progressed from 3.x, 4, 7.0, 7.1 and 8.0.
One, for me major obstackle, my first language is Hebrew and I simple
could not configure Linux to "speak" Holy Language.
This means a comfortable word processor (OK, I would settle for editor)
that could do it.
So the constant dual booting into MS-Windows (Hebrew enabled) as writing
tool.
Few days ago a friend, whom I convinced to install Linux, appeared 
holding a shining CD.
Win2000 Pro.
We installed it. Created users, Linux style, and I asked "my own" user
to be able to use Hebrew. It DOES!

NOW WHAT??????

I like Linux, but as computer is a tool for me, not just toy, I am
on a fork and cannot decide which way.

Now, before answering take notice that I am not prising the product
only the way it's manufacturers included comfort of use for certain
public (this includes large part of humanity, Hebrew and Arabic
require the same basic behaviour only use different fonts).

A penny for your thoughts.

Stanislaw.
Slack user from Ulladulla.
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