Quoting Maria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> As a "former teenage daughter" (now a "20 something daughter")... I shall
> have to disagree and, if I didn't know better I would swear that 2nd
> paragraph bordered on sexist ! But, I shall not judge...... and I doubt it
> was meant to be... I know the comment was supposed to be a pun.... But....
It is sexist and is put in a very stereotypical tone, but, in general, he's
right.. :-P Don't think he was targetting individuals, just the general
opinion of 'You get what you pay for'..
> Sure the MS OS can suck, but.... There are programs that run like I need,
> on
> it that don't. Until those companies begin to make software for linux, or
> someone makes something equivalent, I'll keep using Windows. I have
> certain uses for linux... I just can't use it 24/7 for some of the things I
> do.
Agreed. But that doesn't mean I *LIKE* the fact that I need to use it..
> I need MS for High End video editing, some desktop publishing and some
> graphic work. Yeah, Yeah, I know.. Gimp.. but I have problems with Gimp
> doing what I want - I've read the tutorials etc... so I'll stick with
> Photoshop and the like. (Egad... the GNHLUG images were created in
> Photoshop?! Ok, I gave Gimp a try, so they were at least touched by Gimp...
> but I don't think the outcome was too bad... do you?)
I've heard the same argument for audio editing capabilities from other
individuals. Many of these apps are very proprietary, with small consumer
bases. In those cases, I doubt untill a substantial part of the market uses
linux that these sort of apps will *ever* get ported. In many cases, there
simply aren't any open source alternatives, again, do to the small consumer
base of these sort of products..
> So what I am saying is.... I'm Bi-OS. I like them both, but for different
> reasons. I'm not an OS-two-timer... Neither of them are ready to meet my
> needs completely... and they understand that that is why I need them
> both...
> I'm not using MS because everyone is, and it is not necessarily the best
> because it is expensive... Same goes for Linux, in reverse.
You express exactly what many people complain about. The ability to choose
what you want. I always find it quite funny that many (certainly not on this
list, but I know you've all seen it) individuals use the slogan 'We want a free
choice', but then proceed to make themselves look and sound foolish by
degrading others who actually make an informed choice to USE Microsoft
products..
> Pardon me if I am not making any sense. My sinuses are going wacky and the
> meds are making the rest of me wackier... All I'm saying is... Stop dissing
> each other. Geezz... it's like living in Northern Ireland sometimes. (minus
> the violence)
Ahh, that'll help you fit in.. :-P
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