datenwolf is a diehard linux fan. in fact, he's a diehard unix fan. many of his objections to things that have been done with the desktop and to some extent with audio come from his very strong conviction that its not unix-ey enough. his feelings on this stuff are actually not that different from some people on this list. if you watch the video of him raging against the gnome desktop, you'll get a much better sense of where he's coming from, and its not washington state or california.