`Don't use Linux' is not `that easy'; pause for a moment and think about it.

He can't go *BSD way, because drivers are scarcier, and that's a big no-no for him. And even more scarce on other less popular OSes, like Plan 9.

He can't go MS Windows way, because it's less usable for him (duh).

He can't go MacOS X because, uh, I dunno, personal preferences? Pricetag of the hardware+software?

He whines and rehashes old arguments because he feels trapped in Linux, got nowhere else to go :-)

Indeed, not a piece of News for Hackers.