why we use linux

I know it's too small to read.  The text says:
We tell people we use Linux because it's secure. Or because it's free, because it's customizable,
because it's free (the other meaning), because it has excellent community support...


But all of that is just marketing bullshit. We tell that to non-Linuxers because
they wouldn't understand the real reason. And when we say those false reasons enough,
we might even begin to believe them ourselves.


But deep underneath, the real reason remains.


We use Linux because it's fun.


It's fun to tinker with your system.  It's fun to change all the settings,
break the system, then have to go into recovery mode to repair it. It's fun to have over a hundred distros
to choose from. It's fun to use the command line.


Let me say that again. It's fun to use the command line.


No wonder non-Linuxers wouldn't understand.


The point with Linux fans is we use Linux for its own sake. Sure, we like to get work done.
Sure, we like to be secure from viruses.  Sure, we like to save money.
But those are only the side effects. What we really like is playing with the system,
poking around, and discovering fascinating facts about the software that lies underneath it.


I wish I knew the source of this excellence.