Linked by Jeremy LaCroix on Thu 3rd Jun 2004 07:02 UTC
During the majority of my time working with computers, Windows was the operating system of choice. Reason being, it's all I've known. In 2002, I took a college course titled "Linux Administration" which entitled me to a few cd-roms of Redhat 7.x. While this course was nothing more than a few extra credits for me, I fell in love with Linux and went through the entire textbook a week into the class. It was a nice feeling to use something "different" than what I was used to.
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If you forget to pay your internet bill you cant install anything on Windows either (unless you pay for it, but if you cant afford to pay for your internet how can you afford to pay for software?)... or any OS for that matter
Either the software came on installation media or it was put onto such media by the user after downloading it on another machine somewhere else or by copying it from someone else who already has it. My Windows XP installation has no connection to any network at all and I have no problems installing things. No need to waste resources on security crap. I also don't have to fool with command line nonsense, either, but that goes without saying on Windows.
I have rarely ever had to download any libraries for Windows software. The installers include all that is needed or the software relies on what the OS has in it. I rarely ever use shareware or freeware. Freeware is typically crap and requires the download of all kinds of stupid VB libs, which I have no desire to mess with. In fact, freeware on Windows isn't too far removed from freeware on Linux.
Linux is interesting and sometimes cool. Definitely attractive in several ways. Still, it's things like this article and ALL of the "No, MY way is better" (or "No, you're doing it wrong") comments that follow it up that keep me from even testing it on my own. I just have zero interest in geeking anything any more.
The article could have had more meat to it, but it didn't offend me.