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.. title: A Christian response to Microsoft
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.. slug: 2008/01/07/a-christian-response-to-microsoft
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.. date: 2008-01-07 18:01:39 UTC
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.. description:
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As you may or may not know, my primary desktop system runs Kubuntu
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Linux. I do this because Linux is far more stable, it's virus-free, it
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has far superior security, and in general is more user friendly. It's
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also updated frequently (every 6 months in the case of Kubuntu), any
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security flaws that are found are patched immediately (including my
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system downloading and installing those patches), and it's 100% free to
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boot. As such, I like to promote Linux as an alternative to Windows.
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Recently I came across a "rant" - a person venting their frustration -
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on a Dutch chap's site. It is unlike a normal rant because not only is
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the length of a dissertation, but it's also well thought out and well
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written. Most rants are irrantional, illogical and full of insults; this
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rant was the complete opposite. And what was the rant about? It was
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about Microsoft.
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I urge you to read this document. You can find it at:
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http://www.vanwensveen.nl/rants/microsoft/IhateMS.html. It's a very
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honest and factual essay on Microsoft. As you read it, I encourage you
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to think about what a Christian response to Microsoft would be. Should
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we as Christians actually be using their software? Should we be
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endorsing a company like that through using their software?
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It says in Philippians 4:8-9: "8Finally, brothers, whatever is true,
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whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is
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lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or
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praiseworthy—think about such things. 9Whatever you have learned or
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received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the
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God of peace will be with you. "
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My question is this: Is Microsoft a company you want to associate with
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as a Christian, as a member of the Church? Are they "true, noble, right,
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pure lovely or admirable"?
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I would recommend that you show print out this document and show it to
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your pastors and those involved in the leadership of your church. Ask
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them to think about what I've said.
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