Re: I hate Linux

[Kara Pritchard <kara@luci.org>]

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 

Actually, it's just fine for Grandma.  Grandma isn't playing with GPG, or 
apt.  She writes letters, reads email, and looks at pictures of the 
grandkids.  Linux has worked perfectly for Emma's Maternal Grandparents 
since '97 to do that, as well as play with multimedia and silly things 
that my Dad likes to do.  It also works well for Emma's Paternal 
Grandparents for the same thing since '00, plus running their small 
business (fork-lifts, trailers, used golfcarts, and a lot more).

Linux is great for people who just want their system to do what they want 
it to.  Once it's set up, they don't have to worry about updates and other 
crap that conflicts and gets so many Windows users into trouble.  They can 
rely on someone who knows what they're doing to just set it up, and be 
done, without having to do anything until the next holiday or two, when 
the family tech comes back to town.

I will give you, however, that the desktop is weak for those who want to 
play a little more.  It's coming along quickly, however, and while the 
rule at the top of the industry is to see Linux on the desktop stabilize 
within 10 years, within the industry is expecting to see drastic changes 
in only a few years.

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