{"id":619,"date":"2009-02-17T00:34:21","date_gmt":"2009-02-17T00:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2009\/02\/17\/linux-for-anarchists\/"},"modified":"2012-08-17T05:19:30","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T05:19:30","slug":"linux-for-anarchists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2009\/02\/17\/linux-for-anarchists\/","title":{"rendered":"Linux For Anarchists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I recently discovered this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thoughtcrime.org\/writings\/lfa.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\">interesting document<\/a> from 2002.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<table width=\"90%\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"3\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"genmed\"><b>Quote:<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"quote\">There is a disturbing lack of resistance to Microsoft&#8217;s market hegemony among anarchists and activists today.  It is counter-revolutionary to design revolutionary fliers on a computer running Windows XP, displaying protest pictures on a computer running Windows XP is not a statement of protest, and using Microsoft software to coordinate anti-capitalist action is not anti-capitalist.  To many, however, it seems that there is no other choice.<\/p>\n<p>This guide attempts to present an alternative.  The Linux operating system is a successful anarchist project based on open cooperation and rooted in the ideal of freedom.  Hopefully the following will help you install Linux after demonstrating the need to resist Microsoft.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><span class=\"postbody\"><\/p>\n<p>While this guide needs an updating, the basic principles still apply.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/bb\/weblogs\/upload\/16\/1530783766499a056a7d4a1.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently discovered this interesting document from 2002. Quote: There is a disturbing lack of resistance to Microsoft&#8217;s market hegemony among anarchists and activists today. 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