> I think MS has pretty well proven that it doesn't have to be bullet > proof -- but it does have to be friendly. Linux users claim "it's not > that hard to install software - you just gzip, make, build, etc, etc." > Windoze users just want to click and install. Me, too. :-(
gzip, make, find the missing lib, load the new lib, break something else, yada yada. I had a good monologue once off the cuff with a co-worker on this that I've never been able to recall exactly what I said, but it was dead-on. Modern Linux is far better than it once was, but there's still a lot of things that make it needlessly difficult-- for example, the world repository or whatever it is, not being enabled by default in Ubuntu and no clear message saying that it can be opened(knowing it's not 'supported', yada yada). > STILL going to Linux, but I do understand the complaints, as I have some > of them myself. Linux is still better, though, and it is rapidly > becoming more moron-friendly (I include myself as one of the morons.) 1997 - This is the year of the Linux desktop! 1998 - This is the year of the Linux desktop! 1999 - This is the year of the Linux desktop! 2000 - This is the year of the Linux desktop! 2001 - This is the year of the Linux desktop! 2002 - This is the year of the Linux desktop! 2003 - This is the year of the Linux desktop! 2004 - This is the year of the Linux desktop! 2005 - This is the year of the Linux desktop! 2006 - This is the year of the Linux desktop! 2007 - This is the year of the Linux desktop! I've heard it straight through since I started using Linux back in 1997. I've yet to see anything significant. I used Linux as my primary desktop for a short while in 1999 even, before I realized it was just pointless not being able to run basic things(this was pre-open office, pre-firefox, pre-thunderbird, etc. etc.). Servers, yes-- Linux has a strong foothold and it will continue to proliferate the market. Aside from niche markets or some simple 'information appliances' used for word processing, Email, and browsing(by people who don't demand Windows), I don't see Linux on the desktop proliferating anytime soon. -- Derek _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
