> - have you used Windows? did you like it? why? why not? To be completely honest - Win 2K rulez. More than Linux ever did. Why?
#1. Drivers + Applications + Desktop Environment Maturity #2. Rock solid. A very nice development environment especially with Cygwin installed. You can develop both Windoze AND *ix stuff. Heck you can even use XFree86 under Cygwin! (OK, I'm a RedHat fan in this case.) #3. Applications + Applications + Applications #4. Nice scheduler (compared to NT 4.0's lame one where Winamp will crack up if you move a largish window around - and this is with 2 CPUs!). Haven't had a chance to compare it with Linux 2.4 though - not that I'm inclined to since I'm quite satisfied with the status quo. #5. Applications + Applications + Applications > - (assuming that you do use linux) what linux distribution do you use? Slackware is my favorite. But Gentoo (currently at 1.0rc6) sounds very promising - I hope it does not go the way of Stampede. Personally, I see no sense using Linux if you're just gonna insulate (read: MS-ify) yourselves from the innards. I eschew 'add-ons' on top of Linux. I already find RPM to be a bit of a heresy, so you can guess my attitude towards the Debian, Suse, etc... add-ons. To the extent that the *standards that matter* are not cast aside, distro-specific layers are welcome. If your program won't work properly without them though (read: will only work with RedHat (and derivatives)), I consider that a serious liability - specially to the Linux community in general. With just a few simple tips on how to use configure and pkgtools (not really widely posted although they SHOULD be), tarballs will give you all the functionality you SHOULD want (and not a whit more than you want to look at). (For the developer, Autotools+m4+perl is definitely not for the faint of heart. But Microsoft's new, improved -NOT!- MSI installer architecture is probably just as complex.) > - what are the things you see in linux that are not found in Windows? 1. Programming wise, fork() is about it I suppose... =) 2. Server wise - a leaner meaner kernel. 3. Generally better (or just geek-kewler?) implementations of open source software like languages and server-oriented stuff. > if any, what are the things in Windows that you don't see in linux? 1. Superior drivers for the latest hardware 2. Globs and globs of very handy GUIfied desktop utilities that increase my productivity (nope I'm not always a CLI fan - CTS sux ya know). 3. Globs and globs of high quality mature desktop applications. (Will Kylix 2 change all that? Is QT up to the task? default QT is kind of ugly...) One could also say viruses and worms, but if you are a conscientious enough 'Doze user, the bit of extra effort required to protect against them is more than offset by the vastly more convenient Windows environment. (For desktop app users, if you're going to set up a server, you'd have to be a real masochist or dunderhead MS zombie to want to use IIS given a choice.) > - what are the things in Windows that you would want to see in linux? Better support for the latest hardware features. Speaking of which, what's the news with DRI? Haven't heard anything new lately. Well, let's face it - money does make the world go round. The fun of code-tinkering is more suited to the needs of the tinkerers and not the user. But, that's the spirit of Linux. > - why do you think Windows users aren't switching over to linux by now? Because the Borg has not squeezed out every drop of blood from the 'Doze users yet. There are still a few pints left. Though with XP, UCITA, DMCA, etc... it's just around the corner. Still, I'd rather not see Linux 'topple Microsoft' if it means adding layer after layer of '(l)user-friendly' cruft on top of it. All the luck in the world will not help you beat Microsoft at that game anyway. _ 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]
