On Fri, 26 Apr 2002, Ricardo Campos wrote:
Errr... yes/no. Yes, in the sense that I, for example, have just applied for an MSc in Software Development (mostly OO stuff) and my last degree was in Pharmacology- I attribute my wish to code as 99.999% due to GNU/Linux. It has absoloutely nothing to do with their 32 processor Beowulf cluster, honest. But then, I was already working in IT, and I never (well, maybe once a month) watch TV, so when the pub's not an option, I'm fiddling with my computer, or reading a book. I am far from normal. I am a nerd.
IMHO, wanting to twiddle and code stuff doesn't make you a nerd, or even abnormal. Any fool can program, and most do. The idea is making the -option- of Free Software available to as many of the 'want out of box solution' crowd, while making it clear that you don't really need to be a 'nerd' to work with a Free system.
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