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Obviously you haven't read every one of my posts then, fanboy. If you think pointing out a negative aspect of Linux is inflammatory, then you need to get back to reality: Nothing is perfect. If you can't deal with criticism dealt out towards Linux, then go back to your hermit cave.

It feels more as if you are trying to point our weaknesses for the sake of pointing out weaknesses. Let's not swivel around the truth, LIP; your posts aren't exactly always the epitomy of netiquette (neither are mine, but I get a bit more crap thrown my way).

I suggest you put your gripes into article-form, and present the readers and Linux dev. community with ways to improve upon these gripes. It's what I do when I get sick of the same bug over and over again; I report it, or, if it's too general to report, I write an article about it. The way you complain and complain in such a way that you only seem to do it for the sake of complaining, isn't gonna do anybody any good.

The fact that you started your post off with "OMG HE'S INSULTING LINUX ... MOD DOWN", kind of says it all really.

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Look, Linux isn't without its fair share of problems. But neither is OSX, neither is Windows, neither is my all-time-favourite BeOS. Your name in itself lacks any form of comprehension of how the operating system world, and the software world in general, works. Your name would be spot-on if it said: "OSs Are Poo", and then complain about other OS's too. Not just about Linux. You have no credibility at this point, and there's only one person to blame for that: yourself.

Feel free to email me if you want your name changed.

Oh, I understand that not every laptop will work with every projector ... usually there's no video signal, the video is warped, or it's unstable ... but an outright reboot of the laptop? That's piss-poor programming.

Would you like a penny for every time something like that hasn't worked on a Windows XP laptop and where I've been recommended to upgrade my video drivers as a solution, or where I've had to fiddle with the absolutely arcane settings of the video-out to get it to work? You can retire tomorrow if you like.

I'm sorry to break this incredible news to you, but the reason why computers and software in particular gets a bad rap is because it's all unreliable - including Windows.

Edited 2005-11-24 21:51

I just have to laugh. Cause all Windows supporters can say is "My Windows XP laptop has absolutely no problems with projectors. I plug them in, hit a function key, and the projector turns on with a duplicate of my desktop. The same goes for my iBook. This kind of ease of use is expected of all technology in 2005/2006. Where is Linux?"

They can't say it's more robust, more secure, more open, more free (As in freedom not as in cost)

They can't say that Windows is really far ahead of Linux and the funny part is that even Bill Gates dreams about GNU/Linux at night! Instead of making a better product he is trying to sell you products to fix the problems in the products he already sold you! LOL!

Give me a break!

Oh yea, hummmmmm, why if Linux sucks soooo bad does Microsoft have to have a get out the facts drive? Why don't their produts just speak for themselves?

Edited 2005-11-24 22:06

but an outright reboot of the laptop? That's piss-poor programming.

That is strange. It reminds me of how Half-Life would cause my Windows 2000 box to spontaneously reboot if I paused twice in a row. The culprit turned out to be obsolete firmware, and I think that this is probably what happened here as well.

Note: there was nothing in my post that warranted being modded down. No offensive language, no insults, the post was on-topic (since I was responding to a post talking about an OS being spontaneously rebooted by software).

I hope I won't be the only one honestly following the new moderation rules...