We
admitted that we were powerless Microsoft Windows and that our
computers had become unmanageable.
Came
to believe that an operating system greater than Microsoft
Windows could restore us to greater productivity.
Made
a decision to turn our hardware and data over to the care of
better software as we understood it.
Made
a fearless and searching inventory of our wrecked data.
Admitted
to God, ourselves and another human being, the exact nature of
Microsoft Windows.
Were
entirely ready to have Linux
remove all of these defects
from our computers.
Made
a list of hardware
supported under Linux.
Made
a backup of all files that Microsoft Windows had harmed.
Corrected
data to such files where possible, except where such corrections
would harm other files.
Humbly
installed Linux onto our hard drives.
Searched
through man pages, HOWTOs
, the internet and Slashdot,
to improve our understanding and use of Linux.
Having
had a productive awakening as the result of these steps, we
tried to carry this message to windowholics and to practice
these principles in all of our affairs.
