Ok, regarding creedon's original question. The only reason I am on this BBS is because of my ethical hatred for MS. I didn't used to have these feelings until recently a combination of factors just made me become hateful toward them. First, as you are all aware Linux has been my favorite OS for some years now. No problem, I was happy in my own little world. Wasn't bothering anyone, and no one was bothering me. The Internet has always been a big part of my life, long before it became the commercial dump zone it is today.
My problem starts with M$ trying to take over the internet, ignoring standards, proprietizing, Passport, Palladium, .NET, Hailstorm, etc... That, combined with the little visits from the M$ auditors who are more like tax collectors. They can not stand it that some people prefer to use something other than M$ software and their complete goal is to have M$ something running every single one of the devices in the world. Of course if you think they are bad now, wait until there is no choice then REALLY bad things will happen.
