Hi, Let me clarify it a little more for you
On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 8:22 AM, amit kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > let me justify the points > > 1. LINUX is lesser user friendly:- > > -to learn to use command line for an non-engineer is a daunting task . and a non-engineer doesn't have to. You can find a frontend to even the most complex cli commands today. A non-engineer can use linux whole of his life without even knowing about the console > -and for other points i am satisfied that it is the resistance to change > that LINUX seems hard . > but the fact that non-engineers should go to LINUX is hard ,because of > this resistance . > an engineer like us enjoys LINUX because it is different and better OS ,but > why would a busniessman want to waste his time learning a new thing . Lets fast forward a few years to the future. Linux (desktop)market share is ~85%, windows is down to ~10%. All new pc/laptops come preinstalled with a linux distro. A (non-engineer) businessman started using computers few monts back(with linux). His long time windows user friends comes to visit him and sees him using linux Businessman: Hey how are you? Its been a long time Friend: I'm good. thanks. I see you are using linux Businessman: yes, I've to use computers for a few tasks at work Friend: why don't you try windows. It looks much easier (to me). It would just cost you a few hundred $. (And there is virus, and you need to upgrade your hardware, and ...) Businessman: You see, I don't use computers much. Just some trivial stuff. why would I want to 'waste time learning a new thing'. And I get this os and all upgrades free, why would I want to pay for an os. why would anybody? This is the situation we all are vying for. I hope you see my point > 2. LINUX will be properiatory > > UBUNTU is not properiatory now because it's under development.it's not > visible to us .if you are going for what is written on CD cover than i think > you should reconsider yourself.UBUNTU is given for free because:- > > 1. because they want to see ,what actually we want > 2. it's new ,and if you are an UBUNTU user you would realise that it has > some damn bad policies ,as compared to REDHAT > 3. they are using it as FEDORA ,after UBUNTU is popular they ,would > certailny release A REDHAT ALIKE . > If ubuntu want to do that, they should. I don't see a problem here. giving away free cds, maintaining servers, paying developers/artists etc requires money. what do you think is their stream of income. People like us who don't want to pay will always get our downloads for free (as in fedora, redhat) because major part of development documentation and support takes place by community support. They cannot simply push us away. > OTHER eg's > > 1. OPEN SOLARIS RECOMMENDS VERY HARDLY TO JOIN IT'S COMMUNITY why shouldn't they? > 2. UNBREABLE LINUX (ORACLE'S) is given as a distro only when people are > willing to use ORACLE technologies (for exact words order a free cd) Just try to mail them, asking a free cd and mention that you won't be using oracle. you just want to try the distro. I'm sure they would give you the cd > > 3. REDHAT MAGAZINE clearly specifies what FEDORA is for > > " > > People often wonder how to get new capabilities—new packages, new features > in existing packages, or even bug fixes—included in Red Hat Enterprise > Linux. The process for doing so is straightforward, but may be foreign to > those with a background in traditional software products. > > To summarize, the process is: > 1)Get the new code accepted upstream. > 2)Get it included in Fedora. > 3)Get it included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. > > Although this article focuses on the Linux kernel, the steps apply to all > Red Hat Enterprise Linux components and packages." > > Again, I don't see a problem > > > > this is what i got from REDHATMAGAZINE.COM > > > i myself believe that LINUX IS MUCH BETTER THAN WINDOWS. > > well my point is not that WINDOWS is better than LINUX ,but that LINUX is > not that great to criticize WINDOWS so hardly . > > PLEASE explain the security part in detail or atleast send an appropriate > link > > On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 10:51 PM, rohit <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> >> Dont take me wrong there >> >> but >> >> >> 1. LINUX is very less user friendly as compared to WINDOWS . it's good >> >> for engineers like us ,but for common users ,to run LINUX may need >> special >> >> training against the user friendliness of windows. >> >> AS this statement is coming from a earlier and knowledgable windows >> user(seems so to me),i dont ACCEPT it.... >> >> give a child a "windows vista" and a "ubuntu(say gnome env.)" and >> tell me...if he can use windows more easily.... >> nothing is easier than synaptic in ubuntu(or well that mint thing in >> linux mint....) >> nor is it more beautiful than compiz-fusion >> >> >> >>2. linux is virus free,yes we all proclaim this ,but in reality that is >> just >> >>because LINUX is less popular than WINDOWS .more of the market is in >> hands >> >>of WINDOWS >> >> plus the stability of linux is a well established fact.....not related >> to the abundancy of systems in any aspect >> >> LET me tell you something,,,,i read somewhere that someone could write >> on windows driven os's drive by using a linux platform over a network. >> U CALL THAT SAFE??? >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>3. LINUX is free .we are proud for that ,but it is not that >> >> I STRONGLY DISAGREE.......... >> >> i dont like linux for cheapness......i like it for it is open source >> and would be using ubuntu even if it costs more than that my ram >> hungry "VISTA"... >> >> >> the only properiatiory things i like are a couple of games and few >> drivers for my system(moving to open source on these also....) >> >> >> > > > > -- Gunjan Patidar Henny Youngman - "If at first you don't succeed... so much for skydiving." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ l...@iitd mailing list -- group http://groups.google.com/group/iitdlug -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
