On 04-01, Rick W wrote:
>
> Linux has not been very successful here in the U.S. with most ham
> computer users.
I understand the Golden Arches sell more "food" than any other
restaurant too...
> Even the ones who are very techy, such as myself, find
> it mediocre as an operating system.
That's interesting.. Consider the common denominator??
>Several of my ham friends have tried
> it over the years too and abandoned it. A nearby ham, who is very tech
> oriented decided a few months ago that he was going to really get into
> Linux, until he really tried it and realized it just was not going to
> work for him and he is an electronics engineer.
So...
> That has been the case
> with most other hams I know and some of us, myself included, really,
> really, wanted to like the OS, even with its shortcomings.
What shortcomings except comments like yours??
> But it just
> has not been very practical at this point because like so many things in
> life, the trade-offs are too great:(
Because too many refuse to think??
Just my 0.02 worth.. :^)..
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