Warren Ockrassa wrote:
>
> On Sep 9, 2004, at 11:44 AM, Julia Thompson wrote:
>
> > I've noticed that a lot of people who are pro open-source can be
> > fanatical about it.
>
> Well, you can find that anywhere -- religion becoming politics, for
> instance; that is, someone believing he's got something so wonderful
> that he simply has to jam it down his neighbor's throat.
>
> > I could get into a discussion about what seems to work open-source and
> > what doesn't, if anyone else wanted to get into it. There are good
> > things about open-source, but it's not a panacea.
>
> Definitely not. There isn't an open-source OS that is genuinely user
> friendly, for instance. No 'nix or 'nix derivative is a pleasant thing
> to have to administer, but they're pretty powerful when they work,
> pretty stable, and don't tend to be viral breeding tanks.
>
> > The thing about Windows is that there are a number of apps available
> > only on that platform, and if you're going to be using one of those
> > (AutoCAD, frex), that basically dictates your OS.
>
> Also quite true. From my POV Mac makes more sense, but that's because
> I'm doing book design and publishing on it, not CAD.
>
> > I'm probably going to be getting a new computer before the end of the
> > year, and I'm wondering how many of the apps I use (and if all of the
> > apps I use frequently) are available for some other OS that can be put
> > on a Dell machine (because that's where I think it'll be coming from).
>
> Depends what you do. What do you do?
I run multiple e-mail programs at once and have more browser windows
open than my husband thinks is reasonable. :) I also want to be using
genealogy software while I have a ton of browser windows open, but I
don't have anything of recent vintage and so have no idea what sort of
requirements that's going to add to the mess. (What I have, and don't
currently have installed, is from 1996....) Occasionally throw kedit
and EXCEL into the mix, as well. Oh, and the Palm desktop -- that's
crucial. (I can't get anything done without my brain extension.)
Julia
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