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Ben Finney wrote:
> Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> writes:
>
>   
>> On Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:50:13 -0800, alex23 wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Tamer Higazi <th9...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>>>       
>>>> So, instead of making yourself continuously headache for an
>>>> outdated OS I advise [...]
>>>>         
>>> Please don't recommend people use another OS when they ask an
>>> explicit question about a particular OS. It just makes you come
>>> across as a zealot.
>>>       
>> Why is it that only Linux and Mac users are accused of being
>> "zealots"? If I ask how to install (say) MYOB or Photoshop on Linux,
>> and people tell me that I will have to use Windows if I want to easily
>> run that software, I don't accuse them of being a zealot.
>>     
>
> Agreed.
>
> Giving a recommendation for a different OS is not zealotry.
>
> Even if it were expressed passionately (and I don't think this case
> qualifies), a recommendation of software on its merits is still not
> zealotry.
>
> When someone starts being extremely emotional, or even militant, it
> might be appropriate to break out the “zealot” label. Short of that,
> it's an attempt to slur someone enthusiastically giving advice.
>
>   
Recommending an OS to solve one python package installation is zealotry. 
At least, advise to use a virtual machine software to try it out, there 
are some VM softwares for free working with windows.

JM

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Re: how to install lxml in window xp? Tamer Higazi <th982a@googlemail.com> - 2012-01-12 12:24 +0100
  Re: how to install lxml in window xp? alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2012-01-12 18:50 -0800
    Zealotry [was Re: how to install lxml in window xp?] Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-01-13 05:02 +0000
      Re: Zealotry [was Re: how to install lxml in window xp?] alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2012-01-12 21:41 -0800
        Re: Zealotry [was Re: how to install lxml in window xp?] Stefan Behnel <stefan_ml@behnel.de> - 2012-01-13 08:51 +0100
        Re: Zealotry [was Re: how to install lxml in window xp?] Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-01-13 18:57 +1100
        Re: Zealotry [was Re: how to install lxml in window xp?] Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-01-13 11:22 +0000
      Re: Zealotry [was Re: how to install lxml in window xp?] alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2012-01-12 21:47 -0800
        Re: Zealotry [was Re: how to install lxml in window xp?] Noah Hall <noah.hall@fuduntu.org> - 2012-01-13 07:29 +0000
        Re: Zealotry [was Re: how to install lxml in window xp?] (OT) Stefan Behnel <stefan_ml@behnel.de> - 2012-01-13 08:54 +0100
        Re: Zealotry [was Re: how to install lxml in window xp?] (OT) Noah Hall <enalicho@gmail.com> - 2012-01-13 08:20 +0000
      Re: Zealotry Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2012-01-13 17:02 +1100
        Re: Zealotry Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-01-13 17:17 +1100
        Re: Zealotry Jean-Michel Pichavant <jeanmichel@sequans.com> - 2012-01-13 11:34 +0100
        Re: Zealotry Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-01-13 21:51 +1100
        Re: Zealotry Jean-Michel Pichavant <jeanmichel@sequans.com> - 2012-01-13 13:11 +0100
          Re: Zealotry Tony the Tiger <tony@tiger.invalid> - 2012-01-13 18:49 -0600
      Re: Zealotry [was Re: how to install lxml in window xp?] John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2012-01-13 15:32 +0000
        Re: Zealotry [was Re: how to install lxml in window xp?] Tamer Higazi <th982a@googlemail.com> - 2012-01-13 21:07 +0100
        Re: Zealotry [was Re: how to install lxml in window xp?] Noah Hall <noah.hall@fuduntu.org> - 2012-01-13 20:42 +0000
        Re: Zealotry [was Re: how to install lxml in window xp?] Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2012-01-13 21:39 -0500
        Re: Zealotry [was Re: how to install lxml in window xp?] Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-01-14 04:19 +0000
        Re: Zealotry [was Re: how to install lxml in window xp?] Noah Hall <noah.hall@fuduntu.org> - 2012-01-14 13:44 +0000

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