Linked by Robert Trembath on Sat 30th Aug 2003 11:41 UTC
As a system administrator, I have used Windows on the desktop since 2.0 and used to run Windows XP at home for my family. I use Linux and Windows servers at work and prefer (Red Hat) Linux for its security, stability and usefulness in a company with a diminishing IT budget. More than a year ago I started experimenting with Linux as a desktop solution and after installing and using more than 7 different distros along with many various versions of those distros, I found a distro that is doing everything its suppose to do, right out of the box. I'm talking about the pleasantly suprising Lindows 4.0.
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Nothing is free... nothing!
Installing any OS always costs something, whether it be time or money or beer.
I use gentoo for my server (bleeding edge stuff), and Lindows on my main machine. I dont like Windows much - 20+ years (damn!) has left a sour taste in my mouth.
Why do I prefer lindows for the desktop?. Its easy. CNR is easy. With a little time and nurture it could become a really nice and worthwhile product.
Ive also tried pretty much every Redhat/Mandrake/Suse/Slackware(mmm!) distro and many others. They all have their strengths and weaknesses - most try to do too much ie. server and desktop
As for the cost of Lindows.... Any hardcore linux users prefer to clean their own drains and take their own rubbish to the dump site? no? You pay a service charge! And there is decent competition right?
Lindows is a nice breath of fresh air that offers a nice friendly alternative to Windblows. Maybe it shows that people dont mind paying for useability. I dont, and Im a hack! lol!
enough said.