Linked by Robert Gering on Tue 17th Sep 2002 18:11 UTC
First, a little background. I am a Windows user who has been using Windows since 3.1. I am not a programmer or a developer, I am a user. I process photos, use the internet, e-mail, write letters, play the ever important games and even use it to develop my comic strips. I am not computer illiterate and I use my computer with confidence and skill. Now with that said. I hate Windows.
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I have a 98SE machine that i use for my main machine, and have mandrake 8.2 runniong on my other machine as a web and ftp server.
The big issue in this argument is the desire for an OS to be able to handle everything, and it isn't an unreasonable request, IMO. Windows is easy to use, software is available, and it is easy to configure. It also happens to be a gigantic bloated memory hog that is just barely this side of usable. For networking, forget it. When i visit FTP sites, i can tell which ones are running on windows because my connections stall, get dropped or just come down the pipe at a glacial pace.
*nix is better for servers, but the basic skeleton of the thing is not really designed for desktop use as the modern computing public has come to know it. It is difficult to use. If you are into actually learning something about how computers work, setting up a *nix machine and getting it to do what you want to do is a wonderful experrience.
Each has their place, and can perform its function reasonably well. If *nix were to get more unified in the distribution, support, etc, it would be clearly superior in a very short time.
Keep plugging away open source folks.