Linked by Thom "Slakje" Holwerda on Sun 27th Jul 2003 19:04 UTC
Misinterpreted. I think that is about the best word around to describe the reactions to my previous article. Whether it has been misinterpreted due to people only reading what they want to read, due to an unclear choice of words on my behalf, or other factors, I am going to try it again. I will try to explain my position, again. Now, more stable, the code has been rewritten from scratch!
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What is your measure of 'boot time' -- my boot time is to get to a console. Windows (of course) boots into a gooey. If your 'kernel' boot time is longer then your entire windows boot time, prehaps making your own kernel would be in order. To say 'Windows boots faster than Linux' is a terrible statement for a paragraph. Just because you and other people don't know how to trim kernel fat, doesn't mean that other people do not, so please don't take us down with you. If you have to STRETCH to make a title work, odds are, try a new one.
Windows file system is clearer than Linux... Have you ever looked at ./configure? You could put files wherever you want, why do you have to say that they file system is more confusing with Linux. As for 'Downloads and Music' for windows, mkdir ~/Downloads ; mkdir ~/Music
I'm not sure why we are dumbing down stuff for 'newbies' -- I was a newbie 5 years ago and ran Slackware 7.x -- why is it that your are trying to tell me, and the other experienced users that choosing a boot loader is too confusing for a new user? I'm sorry if there are a lot of people who try new things and God forbid, have to read! But thats the way life is, maybe a little reading, and understanding that wasen't given to you with an associated fancy picture is something we need. My g/f understood how to install Mandrake on her computer, by herself, and no, she doesn't know any more about a windows install then a Linux install.