Fred (FL) wrote: > I'm always puzzled why users would burden themselves > with LINUX machines?
I thought this was way off-topic, so was going to reply off-list, then I realised... Quality, stability, efficiency, ability to understand how it works, ability to fix stuff myself if it ever actually breaks, ability to work my way, standard components, value-for-money, cheap add-ons, easy to tweak to my own needs, fun to experiment with, great community, great support, small, that's why I like Linux, and that's why I like Elecraft. Big expensive mass-manufactured black-boxes that work THEIR way, poor manuals, bad support, no realistic way to fix things without returning to the manufacturer, nasty sealed hard-to-replace proprietary components, BIIIG cost for something that really doesn't work so well, expensive add-ons, expensive upgrade path, large, that's why I don't like YaeComWood or Microsoft. ... yet in both cases, the "mass market" seems to previously have favoured the closed, unmaintainable, expensive power-hungry option, but both Linux and Elecraft are gaining in popularity, particularly among experts in their field who know what they're doing, but increasingly among day-to-day users too :-) Unfortunately Elecraft kit isn't FREE, or even "free plus packaging", and initial set-up effort is much harder (but admittedly more fun) than the black boxes, and the "Ikensu" boxes don't (as far as I know) hang and crash regularly, or need re-installing frequently, so the analogy had to break down somewhere ;-) -- "Nosey" Nick Waterman, G7RZQ, K2 #5209. use Std::Disclaimer; [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you've seen one redwood, you've seen them all. -- Ronald Reagan _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
