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by jfmyers9 3566 days ago
They didn't say anything about using Linux because of FOSS. They said games were the only thing keeping them on Windows. There is a possibility that they just enjoys using a Linux OS over Windows for general computing?
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He said, he feels he is betraying open source.

Actually that somewhat hits the nail on the head regarding how a lot of us feel. We'd love to do it but the pragmatic reality is that we can't do that all the time.

He feels the pain, I feel the pain, and I'm sure a lot of other people do as well.

The fact remains if he or I play games, or I buy a tv or a washing machine. Well screw us both because on some level we are betraying open source. It's 50 shades of gray.

Anyway, it doesn't really matter. I'm no less confused.

Those were different users commenting.
Whoops okay! But the observation remains, just hike the root node of this up one level in the tree for me. My bad.