Recent news tells us Apple is still struggling to gain market share in the personal computer market. That's too bad. While I have some beefy grieves with Apple (being that I am an IT "expert" and all that), their systems nonetheless beat the proverbial tars out of the typical Windows PC crowd.
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Member since:2005-07-10
Oh please...
A headache installing or configuring software?
Really, this argument is really getting silly. While there are certainly things that can improve when it comes to installing software on a linux system, in general it's incredibly easy and in the case of distributions like ubuntu nearly idiot proofed.
Selecting the apps you want to install from a nice list, that is broken into relevant categories and offers descriptions for every piece of software and then hitting install certainly isn't hard, is it?
What about understanding what xin is for, or understanding version numbers like 0.1.5.5.1-2
What's xin supposed to be and why should any normal user care about version numbers?
or maybe it's the 'empowerment'to know exacly what man page to look at if they wanted to release/renew their ip
or maybe they should simply use the graphical tools provided for this kind of thing.
or simply figure out what version of linux kernel they are using?
Wow, now that's a really valid example. After all, people who need to find out esoteric stuff like this sure can't be bothered to type uname --help into a terminal.
Seriously, I'm getting so tired with these senseless linux bashing posts like yours. It's not that there aren't enough things that need improvement in any linux distribution, it's that you aren't even aware of them and instead choose to beat dead horses to support your bias.
Member since:2005-07-27
Here let me give you an example, the so called easy to use Ubuntu, 5 with all the updates... Just unplug the ethernet cable and restart back into this wonderfully thoughtout gui... you will notice that it wont startup to the desktop, it will hang just after you login to the user. But, plug that ethernet cable back in and let it have a valid ip - and it will start everytime. and just so you dont think there is an issue with just my installation, It can be replicated on the live cd also.
Member since:2006-01-24
A headache installing or configuring software? What about understanding what xin is for, or understanding version numbers like 0.1.5.5.1-2... or maybe it's the 'empowerment'to know exacly what man page to look at if they wanted to release/renew their ip, or simply figure out what version of linux kernel they are using?
Linux will give freedom from DRM, vendor lock in, proprietory protocols and document formats, strong arm sales tactics and control by a single company.
You paint too dismal a picture. Linux has been getting easier to use by the day and it fairly easy to maintain and update. Also what is wrong with man pages? I would think proper documentation would be appreciated.
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2005-07-27
Linux will give people something that Microsoft will never be able to give and maintain their power.
A headache installing or configuring software? What about understanding what xin is for, or understanding version numbers like 0.1.5.5.1-2... or maybe it's the 'empowerment'to know exacly what man page to look at if they wanted to release/renew their ip, or simply figure out what version of linux kernel they are using?