What Linux needs 13542
Roy Schestowitz ROFL As you would take anybody's opinion on Linux here seriously that says anything at all negative about Linux? LOL Windows users have...
On Thu, 03 Nov 2005 07:27:39 -0800, Daveman750
A combination of factors, IMO. You can't really point to a single reason. To begin with, the greater majority of Windows users aren't really aware of Linux, or if they are, they don't know a great deal about it. Some users will see no reason to switch - what they have works, and they may not worry that much about security
No, not always. It can be a headache occasionally, but most standard and not absolutely brand-new hardware will either just work, or be fairly easy to get going. Of corse, there are exceptions, but there are exceptions in Windows, too.
The reason most hardware works in Windows is that they're set up already, the user shouldn't need to touch them.
I think the kernel developers are going the opposite way. Whether this is a goood thing for the desktop remains to be seen, but they aren't that concerned over such matters, I believe, they have different goals in mind.
Yes, it's pretty good (though I couldn't get my second-hand wifi card working on either of my laptops using it.
Cheaper, but not yet cheap for everyone, I would say. The situation ou describe is actually getting rarer, though
My understanding is
I've been using ubuintu (actually the KDE version, kubuntu) for about 4 days now. I like it, I really like it. I wrote in a previous post...
Some do.
I know that these
Skeets on Monday 31 October 2005 05:46 ...It's that wrong buttumption that if no error is spewed out, all is "fine and dandy", to use your exact phrasing. The user is never happy to hear...
I agree in principle. It may not necessarily be achieved in the manner you suggest, though. I wouldn't like to see the ideals behind Linux compromised just to get onto the desktop, for one thing.
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