On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, Benjamin Scott wrote:
>
> *climbs up onto soap-box*
>
> Installation:
>
> As has been pointed out by many people, OSes are hard to install. This is
{SNIP}
> I hear it said a lot that Linux has a higher learning curve then Windows.
> No, it doesn't. If you get a pre-packaged system with all your apps
Right. It's just that most people have already been exposed to Windows for
a few years, and can at least navigate around a bit...
[SNIP SNIP, lots of SNIP]
> Yet a C program written for AT&T Unix System 6 in the 1970s *will still
> compile and run today*! Your migration costs are high with the *Windows*
> platform. If you want to *avoid* migration costs, *switch to Linux*.
>
> And furthermore --
>
> *falls off soap-box as someone finally throws something at me*
YAY! My sentiments exactly. Ben, I finally agree with you 100% for the
first time ever... ;)
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-Juvenal, Satires, VI, 347
Derek D. Martin | Senior UNIX Systems/Network Administrator
Arris Interactive | A Nortel Company
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