Seems you already have your mind made up.
In order to evaluate you have to be impartial to both sides
of a choice.
Rather than argue with you in a vain effort to change your
mind, I'll just hope you don't loose your job over choosing
the wrong OS.
Good Luck
Ron
Mike Cropper - Parkside wrote:
>
> ...for anyone but geeks.
>
> I'm evaluating Linux as an alternative to Windows NT in a large organization
> (more than one million seats), but so far I am completely unconvinced that
> this OS has any chance of upsetting the market equation. Users won't use it
> because it takes a geek to implement the most minor user interface change.
> Administrators (with any sense) will shy away from it for that reason and
> the FACT that they will have to sacrifice sleep to live on these list
> servers to resolve the simplest of problems.
>
> For example, a user cannot install productive software for Linux (if they
> can even find such a thing) and expect it to work without extensive work by
> the already overworked administrative staff. How do they add an icon for
> the program to their work environment? How do they install the latest video
> driver? My experience is that they must download several megabytes of
> files, follow poorly written and cryptic instructions, and then run
> XF86Setup to configure their system. The latter step requires them to know
> every technical detail about their configuration such as the video card
> BIOS, clock settings, and maximum resolution plus the horizontal refresh
> rate of their monitor! I'm sorry, but NT drivers are much more
> user-friendly: load it, reboot (sometimes) and go.
>
> My latest expedition into the chaotic world of Linux video support was to
> install a user's machine to use the Creative Labs Graphics Blaster RivaTNT.
> I downloaded and installed XFree86 3.3.3.1 (no mean task). This update
> allowed XF86Setup to recognize the full capabilities of the graphics
> adapter, but disabled (or hid) the user's normal window manager (AfterStep).
> The result was a lame and unusable "windows manager" that does nothing - no
> ability to access productivity programs. The display looks great, but my
> user cannot work! Hardly a smart upgrade.
>
> In contrast, my NT users can download and install graphic driver updates
> without administrator intervention. They are productive within five minutes
> of the update.
>
> Anybody have some advice on how to get a new X driver running? How do we
> get the updated X-manager to load the previously configured windows manager?
> How do we get the windows manager to recognize (with an icon) newly
> installed software?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
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