> > Your missing the point, its not about point & click moron proof Linux, its > about adding those all important finishing touches. > > If Linux software was for sale like the majority of windows software, the > authors would be under pressure to deliver a polished product, instead of > being prepared to release any old thing and leaving it to the user to mind > read their intentions / find all the new bugs.
Pretty true, but it's not (mostly) for sale so we users don't get to be so pushy. Of course, we could pay some money... ;-) I think more to the point though is understanding who the target audience for most of this software is. Today most of the Linux stuff out there is not intended for us end-user types. (Yes, I'm one also. Not a drop of 'IT Guru blood in these veins.) Most of the software out there seems intended for people who actually like to edit config files and get really dirty making their machine hum. I think that's really cool for those folks. It's sort of like guys building fast cars in their garages. I wouldn't want to do it, but I'm in awe of what they can do with the car. I get your frustration. I've been there and given up trying to make either side be perfect for me. I happily use Windows and Linux together in my small home recording studio. They both do certain things very well. I'd happily move to Linux if it could do everything, but it cannot. For instance, see my thread some months about Linux being a complete browsing experience. It isn't. Out of the box I could not listen to any form of audio which is pretty bad for a guy in a recording studio, right?!? I still cannot look at Java pages, or even read pdf files in Mozilla. These IT guru guys don't realize just how dumb some of us end-user types are. Today, for me, Linux makes a great file server and a very safe email platform. In the audio area it gives me pretty good control over low-level audio routing and clocking, and it has some very nice helper apps, but the main recording applications, be they audio or MIDI don't compete, so there I still use Windows. I'm most disappointed that the Linux world doesn't take the 'out of the box browsing experience' more seriously. Most windows people (probably 98% conservatively) do nothing other than browse the web and read some email. Evolution has solved most of the email issues very well. Why do none of the browsers work out of the box? (Answer withheld...) ;-) > > EG, why do updates come in pairs? because the authors didn't test > the first > update properly and it broke something. Such sarcasm Rick! ;-) Do you manage to get updates done by only using a pair of updates? You're on a better update list than I am! ;-) - Mark -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
