Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 15th May 2006 20:02 UTC, submitted by J.R. Smith
"Can the ordinary computer user ditch Windows for Linux? The question came up when I decided that my six-year-old version of Microsoft's Windows operating system had to be replaced. My Sony Vaio computer was still too young for the trash heap. And I was hesitant to spend $200 on the Windows XP operating system, especially with Microsoft planning to launch XP's replacement, Vista, in January. So, I decided to give the operating systems that run on Linux technology a try."
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2005-11-13
your post seems to show that you think DRM is a good thing, are you retarded or something ?
Whether I think it's good or bad is not realy relavent. What is relavent is that unless people get smart and stop stealing the content, then the consumer DRM is only going to increase. And if you want desktop Linux to increase in marketshare, you're gonna have to get this shit working in Linux and make it easily accessible too. If not, then Generation iPod will ask you, "Can I get xyz DRM'd device working in Linux?" And if the answer is no, that's pretty much the end of the discussion. You can try to convince them that DRM is going to destroy the universe, but if they can't watch Spiderman 3 in hi-def, it's probably not going to matter. Of course, some people are happy with the userbase Linux has, but I know many are not. They have this dillusion that Generation iPod is going to wake up someday and grow some brains. But if rootkits installed on their computer via a copy-protected audio CD wasn't enough to convince them, then I don't know what else will.
As a side note, do you think the Bush administration is doing a good job on its "war on terror" and more so, do you think it will win ?
I don't know and I don't know.