Re: I hate Linux

[Mike Connor <mikec@silug.org>]

I'll second MacOS X thought-- if you don't know anything, or you stay on 
the desktop user side and don't have time for viruses and worms, its 
probably the best thing out there.  If you want the unix commands and 
features you're used to, they're all there or can be added.  Uses CUPS 
for printing if you can believe that-- a shared OS X printer will show up 
in OpenOffice, etc.  'Course, you'll be paying up for the hardware...

I think if M$ were any other company they'd be sued off the planet for 
putting that extremely flawed OS out there in mass quantities.

Just think-- Linux may have some rough edges, but with the crippling 
nature and frequency of M$ hacks, Winders is could really screw you when 
you need it most.

On Fri, 30 Jan 2004, john doe wrote:

> I agree to some extent, its certainly not ready for grandma's desktop, but 
> so far i havent had to much in the way of dependency hell (then again i 
> never really had that much in windows either).  I do think that we are 
> definately getting closer though, and im told that some of the more 
> commercial distros are really close to that.  give it time, it gets better 
> every day.
> 
> actually though if you want a *nix thats ready for grandma, get you some 
> macosx love.  i want a nice dual g5 setup quite badly, but alas, that costs 
> money, of which i have none.
> 
> Casey
> 
> 
> 
> >From: "Stephen D. Reindl" <sreindl@apci.net>
> 
> >If it's not missing GPG keys in apt it's failed dependencies in rpm. If
> >I was using another operating system I could download an executable and
> >run it.
> >
> >Jesus, why does it have to be so contrived and such a friggin hassle. I
> >am truly convinced that Linux is not ready for the desktop.
> >
> >/me bangs head on desk
> >
> >
> >
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