Linked by Michael Fraser on Sat 29th Mar 2003 03:21 UTC
When I first started playing with Linux (RedHat Distribution -- Version 5.2 Deluxe), it was a present from a father's friend in Boston. As I recall that is the only version of RedHat I ever got to work correctly without any major problems (like "Kernel Segmentation Error" or something to that effect).
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All these reviews of the different linux distributions are interesting but come to the same conclusion. Linux is not ready for the desktop or linux is not ready for Joe {Jane} User. Depending on who Joe {Jane} User is, I think linux would be fine for the most part. If Joe {Jane} has never used a computer before, training will be easier. How many techs have had to explain what an USB port was? Or the difference between an iconized program and a windowed program? How about explaining that programs use RAM and store data on the hard drive? These types of issues are raised no matter if the person is using Microsoft Windows, Mac OSX, or Linux. Most of the reviews I have seen on this site, take the perspective of someone that actually knows Microsoft Windows pretty well. This user knows how to burn CDS, create MS Word documents, able to hook up a USB camera, and other things that a complete PC novice would not know how to do or even understand. Why not do a review from the point of view that you are a teacher teaching a complete PC novice how to use the computer? How do you connect to the internet? How do you create a resume? Burn music CDs? Send and receive email? If there are many steps and long explanations, then the operating system is not too user friendly. But even a complicated operating system can be learned. It just takes more effort. Linux is a good operating system but in many areas you need to put more effort into performing tasks.