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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Just as installing linux will improve linux, it will also improve windows. If MS has to compete with another OS, rather than just with its own previous OS's, innovation in desktop computing must surely improve. As everyone knows, a monopoly stifles innovation.
In my view, pointing out issues with linux is important in improving it, however, I don't know that requiring that it be like windows is the be all and end all. I often think that people's familiarity with windows clouds their perspective, when considering ease of use. I think when evaluating linux, and it's short-comings, it is important to make sure that benchmarking against windows is a good idea, and that a person's familiarity with a system (be it linux or windows) does not play too high a role in the evaluation.
I suspect that in the reviews of Mandrake we have seen on OSNews today, the reviewers have been guilty of this, which has meant for pretty meaningless reviews.
Sorry to post again, but I pressed the submit button before finishing - an unfortunate metaphor for life.