Now if were talking about a games box, you got me Linux will never be the gaming platform that windows is, Ill give you that.
There is just no reason to get pengified. Except for an irrational fear of Bill Gates that most UNIX people seem to exhibit. How about the fact I wanted to set up a web server/ftp server and outside access to my computer and not have to pay more than a thousand dollars to do it. I am willing to say that yes if your looking for a gaming station go with windows, if you just want a box to get on the web do email, and type reports Linux does just as well as windows and is just as easy. You on the other hand say if you dont use windows its because your a nut, who here is being irrational.
I think it is because of Open Source. When you get free software, who do you complain to to get it fixed? With the sourceforge site that you blew off you can complain right to the darn people writing the code. My company does tens of thousands of dollars of business with MS do you think I could get a hold of one of their developers?
If you dont think there has been an improvement in Linux over the past five years youre on crack or have not used it. I was totally a windows user until redhat 7 came out because redhat 5 was a pain to use. Now I have a windows desktop (from my office), and my home PC is Linux because its just as easy, does not cost me a dime, and is more stable.
When you say Linux sucks more you are not talking about stability, speed, lifetime, or scalability.
When you say Linux sucks more you are not talking about stability, speed, lifetime, or scalability.
No, I'm talking in terms of general suckiness.
As for all that other stuff, I have to use this crap at work and if they can't be bothered to tell me about this gnome thing and this codescourge then why should I care.
UNIX had its chance and it blew it. I am now repelled by its general geekiness and the need of UNIX people to jargon up their man files.
I will not willingly play ball in their cracked court.
If they ever make anything worth while and put it in a place I care to look, I may give it another look. I just don't see why I should right now.
TCO has been just fine on my new Alienware. Got the VirtualGirl running. Got Unreal 2 running. Got Warcraft III running. Got broadband. Got Windows Media Player. Got Real One. Got that Mac media player. Got Photoshop Elements. Got XP, which is the best OS I've ever used.
So, the only place I have to suffer from the ignorance of UNIX geeks is at work. And I don't really care about work too much any more. If all this is as great as you say, then I expect the swap space problems will magically clear themselves up as soon a as geek comes buy and spouts some incomprehensible jargon and spells Windows as "Windoze" 'cause they are just so freakin' clever.
I'm sure they'll stop by on the way to the next IMF riot.
Well, this monkey has to fly for tonight. The wicked witch is after this little girl and her dog who murdered her [the wicked witch's] sister.
TCO is SOL on the NCEP. Whatever that might mean.
And SNAFU is UBER ALLES.