reminds of a time back in 2007 when we converted our stock of old
("dead") computers to run as clients on a suse, something we could not
do with M$
http://www.ruralict.com/2007/02/fun-filled-week-on-using-dead-computers.htmlJohn. On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 9:00 PM, sanga collins <[email protected]> wrote: > Linux is not only more stable. It is more stable on unstable hardware. When > I have a workstation that simply cant run windows anymore. I usually can get > 1 to 2 years more out of it by installing linux :D > > > On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 2:38 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> I think I classify this article as link bait and leave it at that. >> Comparing one installation of Windows 8 with One installation of >> Ubuntu and using that to extrapolate an outcome is seriously tenuous >> at best. Throwing in the whole well if people compare desktops to >> servers thing is just well wrong. I am pretty sure I can tell the >> difference. IMHO my beta RC build of Ubuntu is more stable than my >> fully up to date Windows build. Admittedly if I ran Windows on it's >> own without installing a damn thing in Safe mode I'd bet it might have >> some pretty impressive up-times. So not the point. >> >> On 9 September 2013 19:06, James S. K. Makumbi <[email protected]> wrote: >> > John D Cook had this to say. >> > >> > “When people compare the stability of Linux and Windows, they may be >> > biased >> > a couple ways. First, Linux is more often deployed on servers and >> > Windows >> > more often on desktops. So they may unintentionally be comparing Linux >> > servers to Windows desktops. Second, they may be thinking that Linux >> > users’ >> > computers are more stable than Windows users’ computers, which is >> > probably >> > true. Linux users typically know more about computers than Windows >> > users. >> > They are more able to avoid problems and more able to fix them when they >> > occur.” >> > >> > >> > >> > See full blog post on >> > >> > http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2013/08/26/comparing-windows-and-linux-stability/ >> > >> > >> > >> > My question is are Linux users less IT savvy? Is Linux now more “mass >> > market” (as in unwashed luddite masses)? In my day you had to know what >> > stuff (tcpip, network interface, port number) meant before you used >> > Linux as >> > opposed to windows. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Sincerely >> > >> > >> > >> > James S. K. Makumbi >> > >> > 0790834364 >> > >> > 0712780817 >> > >> > Billable Ltd >> > >> > http://www.coderbits.com/jmakumbi >> > >> > http://ug.linkedin.com/in/jmakumbi >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> > >> > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >> > [email protected] >> > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> > >> > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >> > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> > >> > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them >> > in >> > any way. >> >> >> >> -- >> Simon Vass >> _______________________________________________ >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> >> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >> [email protected] >> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> >> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >> any way. > > > > > -- > Sanga M. Collins > Network Engineering > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Google Voice: (954) 324-1365 > E- fax: (435) 578 7411 > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
