[GLLUG] Why I AM a Linux addict

[Michael George]

On Thu, June 7, 2007 11:05 pm, Eduardo Cesconetto wrote:
> According to google, this is what addiction means(just a few examples):
>
>
> a.. A chronic, relapsing disease characterized by compulsive drug-seeking
> and abuse and by long-lasting chemical changes in the brain. [1]
> teens.drugabuse.gov/utilities/glossary.asp
>
> a.. Strong emotional and /or psychological dependence on a substance such
> as alcohol or drugs that has progressed beyond voluntary control.
> www.dphilpotlaw.com/html/glossary.html
>
> a.. Uncontrollable craving, seeking, and use of a substance such as a drug
> or alcohol.
> www.stjude.org/glossary
>
> So, taking this in consideration, and replacing drugs and alcohool by
> Linux, I came to the conclusion that I am a Linux addict, it's the only
> explanation to why once every month or so I destroy a good working Windows
> partition and give Linux another shot, maybe with a new distro, or a new
> version of an old distro, always searching for the ultimate "high": an
> actually 100% working and with all my hardware working wright, that's
> actually not going to break with the next update...

You mean that in between these times you run windows??  I think maybe this
link is more apropos:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/masochist

;-)

-Michael George
 Ideal Solution, LLC