quote:BubbaCola:Linux is an interesting toyBelieve me when I say I am for diversity in OS. But you see I am a product of the original small computer market back in the early 80's.Every single computer ran its own OS - but all ran BASIC. BASIC was written or stolen by Bill Gates, depending upon your view. But not a small computer did run without MS Basic.LINUX has many good points, but it simply will not run in a sophisticated user mode. By this I mean, an internal OS that will help a USER that does not quite have the exact same target computer system that the OS loader is looking for. In other words drivers.USERS wish to use, and not program. But they also wish to be rewarded for knowledge and not be treated as a NEWBIE. LINUX treats all sophisticated WIN USERS as NEWBIES and provides no ONLINE resolution HELP for resolving CONFLICTS.As such LINUX needs to improve, but I as a USER want a system sophisticated to my needs. I run a system configuration that indicates I can learn - namely NT4 with a Dual Boot into Windows, but NT4 works as you say LINUX does without crash (Ihave had 3 crashes in the last 12 months) and as such I wonder why LINUX should be more favorable. Do you not fear that Win2000 and XP with its solid NT buid will kill LINUX?I fear that Microsoft with letting NT for home use will kill LINUX as NT does not crash - save sometimes in a year or so.
quote:but I as a USER want a system sophisticated to my needs.
quote:Every single computer ran its own OS - but all ran BASIC. BASIC was written or stolen by Bill Gates, depending upon your view. But not a small computer did run without MS Basic.
quote:LINUX has many good points, but it simply will not run in a sophisticated user mode. By this I mean, an internal OS that will help a USER that does not quite have the exact same target computer system that the OS loader is looking for. In other words drivers.
quote:USERS wish to use, and not program. But they also wish to be rewarded for knowledge and not be treated as a NEWBIE. LINUX treats all sophisticated WIN USERS as NEWBIES and provides no ONLINE resolution HELP for resolving CONFLICTS.
quote:And that's exactly why he uses an OS with an animated pooch to help him search and a stupid paperclip telling him how to save his Word file.
quote: Every single computer ran its own OS - but all ran BASIC. BASIC was written or stolen by Bill Gates, depending upon your view. But not a small computer did run without MS Basic.
quote: LINUX has many good points, but it simply will not run in a sophisticated user mode. By this I mean, an internal OS that will help a USER that does not quite have the exact same target computer system that the OS loader is looking for. In other words drivers.
quote: USERS wish to use, and not program. But they also wish to be rewarded for knowledge and not be treated as a NEWBIE. LINUX treats all sophisticated WIN USERS as NEWBIES and provides no ONLINE resolution HELP for resolving CONFLICTS.
quote:You can't just download a distro and think "I'm gonna master this today" Buy a fuckin book or something! Don't take on every complex little thing and expect to understand and use it in a few seconds. Windows is the same way. You can't just go through the Admin tools and expect them to work the second you open them (without a $35 phone call or $3000 training course, that is). They make a 400 page book on "Getting Started With IIS" and they don't even begin to touch anything but the basics.
quote:Originally posted by lazygamer:Im so lucky I discovered MES. What if I had discovered some pro wind0ze and anti-linux sites first? Then I might of been dangerously brainwashed into thinking this site is BS. Or would I?
quote:USERS wish to use, and not program. But they also wish to be rewarded for knowledge and not be treated as a NEWBIE.
quote:Originally posted by Calum:i thought of a good analogy for what this guy is saying:he is basically saying he knows a lot about windows and therefore linux must be crap if he cannot figure out how to use it easily and quickly.That is like someone saying 'I know how to peel oranges, so coconuts and pumpkins must be really crap because i cannot peel them in exactly the same way.'(tangerines are fine however as they are 'orange-compatible')