Today, I use Linux as my primary OS (on an x86 PC, and on a… - Jamie Zawinski

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Today, I use Linux as my primary OS (on an x86 PC, and on a Thinkpad), and I also use Irix (on an SGI O2). Linux has improved a great deal since I wrote this, specifically with respect to its ease of installation.

Jamie Zawinski

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About Jamie Zawinski

Jamie Zawinski (JWZ; born November 3, 1968) is a computer programmer known for significant contributions to the free software projects Mozilla and XEmacs, and early versions of the Netscape Navigator web browser.

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Alternative Names: jwz • James Werner "Jamie" Zawinski

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Your "use case" should be, there's a 22 year old college student living in the dorms. How will this software get him laid?

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Today, I use Linux as my primary OS (on an x86 PC, and on a Thinkpad), and I also use Irix (on an SGI O2). Linux has improved a great deal since I wr… - Jamie Zawinski

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