snip > and doesn't > require them to experiment too much.
and that's just it, I don't want to experiment, I want to *use* the machine. > installing games is far easier under Windows. can't gainsay that. well if they'd code games for linux, install would b easier there, too. marketing stuff. > my > issue is that the OS is far more hassle. broken drivers that you can't do > anything about, installs that take hours, had no drivers for my radeon first, then had broken drivers that crashed 9 out of 10 tries. took me days and weeks. had to download CVS, 360megs. only possible cuz I got DSL, lots of ppl in germany still have to use modem or ISDN. > that the OS is so much less hassle, makes it worthwhile. also, installing > games gets easier over time, because you learn from each install. well thats why all the ppl I know are so familiar with win and they as well as me still know MSDOS commands, for there was only one reason to learn this stuff: make Wing Commander work :D > that's why I often tell newbies to try and find their local Linux > Users Group (even if they're *BSD users). they can usually get good & quick help >there. > Hard to find, man! And I like ppl in flesh and blood better than virtual communities... am a lil' old-fashioned ;) _______________________________________________ Newbie mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
