Naa, windows is a dying OS that will never be.
On Saturday 24 November 2001 08:26 pm, Andrew Scotchmer wrote: > Hi all, > > About 16 months ago I was using Linux 100%. By that I mean that there was > no other operating system to be found on my hard drive. Unfortunatly I had > to reinstall Windows as I needed the Macromedia software which, as you will > all know, deleted my Linux partition and I became a drone to microsoft. > > A few weeks ago however I installed Linux once again and although I am > still stuck with windows for a few applications, Linux has once again > become my main choice of operating system. However in saying this there > are a few concerns I would like to make. > > There is nothing I would like to see than Linux becoming the main OS on the > PC market. I wish it well and hope that it's popularity grows from > strength to strength in the future. Unfortunatly after my vacation into > the world of windows I have to admit I doubt that such a dream will become > a reality. This I beleave, is because of the many distro's that are > currently on the market each competing for a bit of the pie. Unless there > is a > standardisation in the Linux world we will not attract the home user in any > significant number. > > For instance, why is windows so popular and the number 1 OS around? Not > because it is the best but because it is consistant. For example, I run > windows 98 as do many others. I know the system and how to work it and I > know that the software I want to run wil be compatable with it. If I have > a problem I can ask a friend who may know the answer or may know others > that do because we all run the same OS and are comfortable with it as it > has remained unchanged now for a few years. > > Now lets look at Linux. I run Suse 7.2 which although similar to Mandrake > 8.1 is also very different. What works on my system may not do so on > another vendors distro. Many times have I tried to install the lastest > piece of software only to discover that this library file was missing or > such a file needs updating and I have to go hunting the internet for the > needed file in order to run the program. > > My point is that until Linux becomes more standardised and unified then it > will never overtake the windows OS. Although Microsoft is slagged a lot > (and rightly so) at least each version of it's OS is around long enough for > people to become familiar with it and know what it can do without the > hassle of constant upgrades or installations. Although I have only had my > distro for a few weeks already there is a stream of updates that I am told > needs to be downloaded if I what to stay up to date. > > Why can we not have a unification of the distros. Granted each will vary > slightly but the main OS will remain the same thus allowing users to become > familiar with it before it becomes out of date and an upgrade is needed for > some software. This may also encourage software manufacturers to produce > drivers and programs for Linux because they know what they are dealing > with, what the people are using and that it will remain so for the next > year or so as with windows. > > Sorry if this has gone on a bit and I apologise for any uncertainty in my > message (I am not a brilliant writer) but I do feel that the many distro's > that are available is actually hindering the progress of this marvelous OS > and that they are the reason for it's failure in attracting newcomers. Why > can they not just all sit round a table and decide that this is the kernal > for the next year or two and this is what we will do with it. Or is there > more similarities with microsoft than they care to admit in that they only > care for the money and the prestige of being the most popular. Come on > guy's this is open source, this is a community that exist beyond the realms > of finance. it is about sharing and unity. > > Andrew Scotchmer
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