Warning: The following is a rant.
WTF is wrong with some people? The some people to which I refer are the fanboys of certain operating systems. I was just cruising through several Linux forums trying to help some folks out with some of their questions and problems and ran across no less than six threads where some asshat replied "if you used -insert Windows, OS/X, or a certain Linux distro here- you wouldn't have that problem.
I would love to grab these people up and just throttle the hell out of them. Nobody gives a red rat's ass what your favorite operating system is, they're looking for an answer to a question about the operating system they're using. If you can't answer the question move on to another thread. Asshats.
I just don't understand that mentality at all. Yes I prefer Slackware Linux over other operating systems but I don't answer every OS thread with "use Slack". As a matter of fact I tend to discourage Linux newbies from using Slack as it's a very hands-on type distro that requires a lot of knowledge or a very steep learning curve in order to set up and use correctly.
I do sometimes make the usual Windoze vs Linux jokes, but that's all they are; jokes. For some people Windows really is the best choice. For some, like myself, it isn't. So why do these fanboys insist on pushing their OS of choice on everyone else? If that's the only answer you can give someone it tells me that you actually know very little about operating systems in general and very likely don't know anything outside of the one you use or the problem being presented.
I have made a point of using and learning about just about every operating system out there today. Yes, most of them are Linux distros, and I am only expert in the Linux area, but I do often help people with their Windows related problems as well even though I do not like the MS systems. I am no MS expert, but have administered MS based networks and do have some working knowledge of their operating systems. I'm far more comfortable working with a Unix system or one of the Unix variants like Linux or BSD.
I wouldn't dream of answering someone's question by telling them they're using the wrong OS. Hell, I have no idea what their preferences, demands, or requirements are for their system so it would be very arrogant to tell them they're using the wrong one.
Sorry for the rant but the fanboys just piss me off to no end.