@monkeyboy: Yes, you are the only one.

@mattyblue: Boring? Nah!

@cheski: Most of what you say is either already there in Ubuntu, or an issue of Microsoft products willingly locking people into using their applications by making interoperability hard.

@massysett: DING! DING! DING! We have a winner!

I got my current job by proving that despite my lack of a diploma to represent it, I was very qualified and able to learn for the job. I also offered to be hired at a slightly lower salary to compensate for it (a situation I will rectify as soon as my actual worth will be obvious to my employer).