2010/2/27 Twayne <[email protected]> > In > news:[email protected]<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 >
Somehow, I doubt that characterising one's interlocutors as «overly simplistic neanderthals [*sic* !]» and referring to their comments as «lies» can lead to fruitful discussion, much less help a poster with his or her problems with OOo.... Henri
