"Linux is for those who want to know why their…

An operating system joke was posted on the newsgroup de.comm.infosystems.www.servers by Nikolaus Rath on March 5, 2001:

“Macs are for those who don’t want to know why their computer works.
Linux is for those who want to know why their computer works.
DOS is for those who want to know why their computer doesn’t work.
Windows is for those who don’t want to know why their computer doesn’t work.”

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Nikolaus Rath
Mar 5, 2001, 1:48:10 PM
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Macs are for those who don’t want to know why their computer works.
Linux is for those who want to know why their computer works.
DOS is for those who want to know why their computer doesn’t work.
Windows is for those who don’t want to know why their computer doesn’t work.

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May 17, 2005, 8:26:20 PM
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Macs are for those who don’t want to know why their computer works.
Linux is for those who want to know why their computer works.
DOS is for those who want to know why their computer doesn’t work.
Windows is for those who don’t want to know why their computer doesn’t work.

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Ted Jacobs
Jun 17, 2006, 10:44:31 PM
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Macs are for those who don’t want to know why their computer works.
Linux is for those who want to know why their computer works.
DOS is for those who want to know why their computer doesn’t work.
Windows is for those who don’t want to know why their computer doesn’t work.

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Bob Kostic
@causticbob
Macs are for those who don’t want to know why their computer works.
Linux is for those who want to know why their computer works.
DOS is for those who want to know why their computer doesn’t work.
Windows is for those who don’t want to know why their computer doesn’t work.
6:01 PM · May 16, 2018·Twitter Web Client

Twitter
Bob Kostic
@causticbob
Macs are for those who don’t want to know why their computer works.
Linux is for those who want to know why their computer works.
DOS is for those who want to know why their computer doesn’t work.
Windows is for those who don’t want to know why their computer doesn’t work.
2:21 PM · May 16, 2020·Twitter Web App

“Linux is for those who want to know why their computer works”