On Wed, 2006-08-30 at 12:57 -0400, Grant Shipley wrote: > Don't be tempted by os-x. Fedora Core 5/6 can look just as good.
I'm not talking about looks, I'm talking about stuff just working. I'm
no newbie, in fact I teach people to use Linux. The fact is that Linux
still has all kinds of rough spots. Although many of the remaining
problems are _finally_ being fixed.
What am I talking about?
Wireless. Admit it, Linux wireless is a mess.
Printing. Finally getting some real love with CUPS 1.2 and the merging
of various driver databases.
3d acceleration. I know this is manufacturer's fault, but the Linux
community isn't putting enough pressure; everyone just accepts binaries
drivers quietly.
Ease of use. I recently had an external USB disk overheat while
transferring files. Because I've used Linux for so long, I knew to check
my logs to find the cause. After getting errors despite sticking the
drive in the freezer for a bit, I knew to run fsck. Should I have had
to? No. The cause of the failure should have been more obvious, and the
recovery should have been automatic.
Need I go on?
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