On 29 August 2010 08:52, alan alan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > When I talked with my Windows addict friend about GNU/Linux, he said > that, the main disadvantage of it is, it needs internet to install > software. >
Who said this nonsense? In case of Gnu/Linux, you could get a bootable iso image from internet too where as, if you do the same with windows, its going to be called PIRACY. You need a windows install disk to install windows anyway, don't you? Either you or the guy at the computer shop should possess it. Likewise, Gnu/Linux distros too need an install disk. You could buy it from someone, share it from someone, or get it delivered by post from distributors itself through their request CD service. For most of the popular distros, s/w you need for your daily computing comes bundled with install media. So there is absolutely no need of using internet to install s/w. But if you need any s/w that is left-out from distro's choice of packages, you could well use the internet to download it and install. Isn't that a bonus? (Well, you could also get the binary files from someone else, if you don't have an internet connection, the same way, you get some CD's from a friend of you.) On the other hand, windows comes without any additional s/w. You need to buy Microsoft Office suit or download Open Office from internet. You need EULA licenced version of this s/w and that s/w or else use open source alternatives that can be downloaded from intertnet. Gnu/linux users use internet to update their packages to the latest available version. But this isn't a necessity. A working system is always a working system until it is broken. If you have installed a specific version of any Gnu/Linux distro, and it is working fine for you, there is absolutely no need to update the packages unless something goes haywire. What is the difference here? In windows environment, only security updates are freely available like this. Unless you install them, you are at risk. -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To control your subscription visit http://groups.google.co.in/group/ilug-tvm/subscribe To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For details visit the google group page: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en
