In news:[email protected],
M Henri Day <[email protected]> typed:
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
Nevertheless, it's true and no useful dialog ever seems to come from those
sort. It never serves anything to insert spiels that aren't relevant to the
OP's question - they belong on another thread where they can be on topic.
LInux discussion should have had nothing to do with the whole thread based
on the OP's orginal quest.
You did catch me though: I should have had an OT indicator and a
"no-archive" tag. Forgot them.
Twayne
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