On Sat, 2003-01-11 at 09:32, shlomo solomon wrote:
> I'm afraid this is going to start a **war** and that's not my intention, but I
> really feel I've got to get this off my chest.
>
> Firstly, let me say that I've been using LINUX on and off for 6 years and that
> it's been my only OS since deleting OS/2 (z"l) 3 years ago. So I'm a
> committed LINUX user. And I have no intention of using anything else -
> although my wife and kids all use Windows - and of course that makes me the
> primary sysop for their machines :-(.
>
> My problem is that LINUX (as much as it's progressed over the years) is still
> much too hard to install, set up, and use. As things stand now, it's not
> really a viable alternative for John Q. User. As opposed to other OSs (that
> will remain nameless), there's still too much tweaking required. And for a
> non-technical user, it's just impossible.
Shlomo, what you say must be true, at least in your own view. It also
must be important to you, since you have written to all of us about it.
If so, why don't you attampt to remedy those thins which you find are
bothering you? after all this IS what Free Software is about - not you
(or anyone else) getting somefor no pay, but your own (and everyone
else) ability to fix what they dim broken.
Linux is not the best OS in the world and it will never be, simply
because the world keeps changing. But contrary to other non free OS YOU
can adapt it so that it will fit your needs better. it's a unique
ability and a very powerfull one.
And yes, there are people that don't find this compelling. In truth, i
don't find them interesting all that much. We like to help people who
help themselves and obviously you are such a person since you solved
your problems). Other people - they can pay {Insert name of commercial
support company here} to solve their problems...
Gilad.
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