Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 15th Jul 2006 17:38 UTC, submitted by Borys Musielak
Here's a quick guide on how to install applications using various types of package formats in Linux. It is aimed at people new to Linux. "Installing software in GNU/Linux looks quite different to the way you're probably used to from Microsoft Windows. This is due to philosophical reasons. GNU/Linux is a free (as in freedom) operating system. Most of the software is free as well. Thus, the programs can better cooperate with each other and often depend on each other for getting a job done."
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2005-06-30
That's assuming the free product provides the same value.
Today, on desktop, it's not the case with *nix.
Why? The quality of desktop applications.
That is a lie. Economics simply say that, even if there is virtually no value in the product, it WILL be wanted. As long as it is sold for no cost (including you going to get it, that is). But who will want to supply such a thing other than the govt?
And quality of desktop apps? you must be kidding. I haven't seen any win app better than k3b, for instance. I only know that nero/alcohol are on par with it. KPDF and the likes open much faster than Adobe, and gaim is much better than MSN messenger in terms of implementation. I, for one, hate the increasingly cluttered MSN contact list, and MSN's many bugs. And these are just part of the list.
win have better fonts? IIRC, there IS good font renderers on linux. I think the win proprietary one had been ported, but is not GPL. All truetype fonts (which is the default in win) can work in linux. I think the package is called freetype. Go check it out. Default install, freetype may be a little worse, but the disparity is hardly noticible.
What? being commandline free is good? why, then, is MS investing in Monad? I hope those developers of GNOME/KDE/XFCE/SUSE/RH/... are not angry at your statement. They HAVE spent much time and money at perfecting their GUI configurators. As a KDE user, I haven't met up with a KDE issue not configurable with control centre + app configure. I think only the most obscure of features are not implemented.
You may still like win on the desktop, but please keep it with you. AFAIK, my exp is that most people sticking with win in the home is because of the abovementioned ideas + the ability to always use pirated software they never touch. Wierd? yes. Welcome to dealing with humans.