On Thu, Jan 03, 2002 at 09:42:44PM +0800, Dean Michael C. Berris wrote: > - have you used Windows?
Yes, I have. Our High School elective on computers ran on Windows. I wrote almost all my college papers on Windows 95/98. I'm working in a company that produces digital content on Windows NT. Became a god in Baldur's Gate (a game) on Windows. > did you like it? why? why not? It didn't matter when I was beginning to learn about computers. I liked what I've learned to do with computers. But in College, not being a computer major nor even a hobbyist, I wasn't aware of the OS. There were just papers to be rushed. So when the computer hanged, I cursed the computer in general. You can consider me then as a case study of a total user. I became aware of Windows as something to be liked or not only when I learned about an alternate OS, Linux. As before I remained indifferent to Windows, finding it boring. > - (assuming that you do use linux) what linux distribution do you use? I started with Slackware. I use RedHat, Engarde, and Trustix at work. I'm trying to play with Debian at home. > - what are the things you see in linux that are not found in Windows? The source code of the programs. The tools with which to hack the source. And the cantankerous, helpful, and passionate commnunity of collaborating users and hackers. And above all else, the grand gesture of the Free Software--creating good programs and giving it away free. Crazy. > if any, what are the things in Windows that you don't see in linux? The reverse of above. > - what are the things in Windows that you would want to see in linux? My mind is blank. > - why do you think Windows users aren't switching over to linux by now? Software piracy. I've just had an exchange of email with a friend who forwarded me 'In the Beginning was the Command Line', a great essay by Neal Stephenson about the universe, life and computers. The essay talked about how great and bad Linux is among other things. And my friend has a linux guy for a brother. She seems to admire Linux. But she said she'd rather keep on using Windows and would only shift to Linux if Windows can't be gotten for free anymore. -- Benjamin Oris Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ImagineAsia, Inc. http://www.imagineasia.com/ A Digital Animation Studio (632) 717 1111 loc. 222 _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
