In news:[email protected],
Hagar de l'Est <[email protected]> typed:
Agreed.
But sometimes, this kind of electroshock with strong words can
trigger something. Perhaps that out of curiosity, the OP will check
about GNU/Linux distros and try a live-CD then make a dual boot and
conclude that Windows is not the only OS worth using in the world.
I happen to agree with that, but I still don't use Linux in any mainstream
way. Bugs and market share etc., aside, Linux is good for those who run
certain programs only and consistantly and the distro includes any drivers
they might need to support, or they can at least be downloaded and added to
the OS. Unfortunately for most serious computer users though, unless you
were brought up on Linux of any flavor, it just doesn't fit the bill. In my
case it's mostly the lack of drivers for software and hardware I use, and/or
software I cannot easily replace and get the same functionality I had on
windows. LInux is more or less a "roll your own" OS and depends on the user
being able to "roll" his own, which is technical ability most users don't
have. Once you get into the nitty gritty of getting it to do what you need
an OS to do and support, it just plain falls down on its face in my case.
Several software programs just don't have Linux drivers, a fair amount of
hardware likewise, and the program offerings from LInux just can't meet or
beat the requirements of my needs. If the pieces and portions of things do
turn out to be available, it can be a real hassle to just get them installed
and functioning right, too.
More specifically, I need PHotoShop and PaintShop Pro for the features
each provides. There just are NOT any LInux offerings yet which can replace
those required functionalities. A printer, TV tuner and two PCI cards of
mine simply have no Linux counterparts and thus become useless boat anchors,
which is unacceptable as I earn money with those.
Linux is not something to be jumped into blindly and without substantial
pre-planning to be sure it'll deliver the things you need and that are most
important to you. Someday I nope it will, but it just isn't there yet. I'm
at the point where I have reasonably acceptable alternatives to ALL of the
MS software I used to use except fo the OS LInux. So MS still have a
strangtle-hold on me for their OS. Eventually I hope to thumb my nose to MS
and wave goodbye but it won't happen in the near future.
Why did I bother saying all that? Because I'm sick and tired of the lies and
overly simplistic neanderthals making comments abotu someone fixing their
problems by switchign to Linux. It's dumb advice and seldom if ever called
for.
HTH,
Twayne
:-))
Le 27/02/2010 18:04, M Henri Day a écrit :
2010/2/27 Hagar de l'Est<[email protected]>
I've never said that GNU/Linux is bug-free.
Le 27/02/2010 17:30, Dotan Cohen a écrit :
For the crappy OS, I rather agree too! Windows is sold in many
shops,
it's
not really bug free and it can lead to additional costs
(anti-virus, firewall, anti-spywares, ...). The underlying
message was in fact: check other OSes like GNU/Linux (they don't
need all these security applications).
But it depends on your use of your computer perhaps.
Linux is bug-free? Hahaha!
To the OP: it is not uncommon for anti-[virus/malware/etc]
programs to flag FOSS software as FOSS software devs generally
don't "register" their "products" with these companies. That does
not mean that all FOSS software is 100% safe, but anti-* programs'
warnings are in no way indicative of problems.
I agree (with apologies to Eric Arthur Blair) that 1) all OS have
problems, but that 2) some have more problems than others. But
calling the OS that a poster is using «crappy» probably does little
to help him or her resolve a concrete problem - and is in this case,
particularly egregious, as the OP pointed out that he also used an
alternative. Let us concentrate on helping each other - that should
provide adequate room for our creativity !... Henri
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