http://stallman.org/stallman-computing.html How I do my computing mostly I use a text console I never used Unix (not even for a minute) until after I decided to develop a free replacement for it I chose that design to follow because it was portable and seemed fairly clean. I was never a fan of Unix; I had some criticisms of it too. The most powerful programming language is Lisp. Lisp is no harder to understand than other languages. So if you have never learned to program, and you want to start, start with Lisp.

"Steve Jobs, the pioneer of the computer as a jail made cool, designed to sever fools from their freedom, has died. As Chicago Mayor Harold Washington said of the corrupt former Mayor Daley, "I'm not glad he's dead, but I'm glad he's gone." Nobody deserves to have to die - not Jobs, not Mr. Bill, not even people guilty of bigger evils than theirs. But we all deserve the end of Jobs' malign influence on people's computing. Unfortunately, that influence continues despite his absence. We can only hope his successors, as they attempt to carry on his legacy, will be less effective." http://stallman.org/archives/2011-jul-oc.....ve_Jobs%29