Posted on 10/08/2010 9:18:39 AM PDT by ShadowAce
I wonder what the equivalent article would read like, for someone migrating from Windows to Mac OSX, or from OSX to Linux, or for that matter, from Linux to Windows or OSX.
Migrating away from Linux, for example, the user should be warned that they no longer will be able to modify and compile their own system code, but rather will have to rely on the goodwill of others to do so. Oh Noez! (You and I, being tech heads, may think that's a real problem, but for most users, the thought of having to modify and compile their own system is anathema.)
And the bewildering array of choices of applications for the Windows platform is even worse than the bewildering array of distros for Linux!
I don't have time to think it through, but similar humor can be found in all transitions away from "The Familiar" into the land of "The Unknown".
Got me LOL, I was just about ready to go off on a big rant.I have been a unix linux bsd user since high school it is what I learned on a long long time ago.
I have a box on the floor that has been constantly on for over 3 yrs now, never defragged never had one problem with it I run BSD on it and it is as fast today as the first time I booted it up. I have let it run this long just to see how it would do and with battery back up it has never been off.
Finally got my wife onto Mac OS X (certified unix), migrated some of my linux boxes to Mac OS X; but still, using macports, can compile big chunks of a system. Xcode is also free, so other source apps can be user tweaked.
Mel
Good point.
Happy Xubuntu user here, running nicely on old hardware that might support XP okay, but nothing later.
Fun article! I have PCLinuxOS on my laptop, Mint on a 9” netbook, and all the kids’ lappy’s are dual boot with windoze and either PCLinuxOS or some variant, like MiniMe.
The kids don’t think twice about the Linux, unless they’re deciding where the game is, windoze or LInux, so they know where to boot up.
You are so right! Why did I ever give up my “hardware detection wizard” for the “automatically detected on boot so it works everywhere” system??
Microsoft has it right for sure! Why did I ever go against the holy Gates!
Oh wait, I know, I want my computer to work.
Heh...
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