Hi You are right about file-search, if You are talking about first time building the search database. It takes quite a long time in Linux. My Linux system involves over 250.000 files, but windows includes fraction of that amount. But when You have once build the database (or let the automatic update do it), finding files is much much faster in Linux.. It will find any file in less than 3 seconds. To find a file, I press Alt-F2, and write "xterm" (1.5 sec.). Then write "locate <file>" (1.5 sek), so I have found the file in less than 6 seconds. In windows I would have the search windows perhaps open in this time. There is GUI also in Linux, that equals to "find files" in windows, but it is soooo slow... :_) (like in Windows) That is the reason I say Linux gives You more freedom. There is always multiple ways to do things. In Windows You usually have only one way to do it. If there is no "button", then there is no way to do it. So it is like comparing a truck to a catepillar.. there is no point... If You feel like having more freedom setting up Windows, then You are a windows user. Period. And I don't mean it in a bad way, it is just the way people are different. Some do buy ready-made pizzas, some goes to a restaurant and gets them with what they want. There is no correct answer which is better. For me Linux gives much more freedom. I like to run multiple tasks, and as I have dual-monitor with Matrox G450, I have actually 8 virtual desktops, where I can have different types of tasks running.. That is impossible in Windows. You need to browse thru overlapping windows in single screen, loosing information because one covers the other etc... You end up with a messy screen. For me that would be a nightmare. Also building advanced networking setups (VPN, VCN, routing and sharing) is quite impossible in Windows. Or lets say, I need to spend thousands of dollars to be able to that.. And all is virtually included in Linux itself. Because I like Linux, I do work with StarOffice, and I like it. There is sometimes lack of function that can be found in M$ Office, but that is no big deal. I can always find a way to do it. Even creating PDF is already there... In M$ world one need to buy quite expensive SW to do it. Never have I been forced to boot to Windows to be able to do some task. But then again, there is no button to click for some functions in Linux... It needs knowledge how to do it in text-mode. In Linux there is also always good documentation. But because there is so much of it, sometimes it takes time to find the correct one. But it is there. In Windows the documentation is like "is the power-chord connected?" type of help. It is worthless except for a beginner. No real help there to a real problem. This is my opinion.. there is good and bad things in both. For me there is just no way I'm getting back to M$.. It is just too poor OS for me, even with all Office & stuff... And maybe that is why it does not require so much HD space??? (But why StarOffice installs in 3 minutes, and Office-2000 takes over 2 (TWO!) hours to install???) Sorry that I sound a big negative here, it is not my intention. As said, both have their places. Like with cars, there is not one best for everyone. Ferrari-guys shut up!.. Lamborghini is the right one! :-9 Jaska. Viestissä Tiistai 13. Marraskuuta 2001 14:56, Eva von Pepel kirjoitti:
On Tue, 13 Nov 2001 14:17:38 +0200
Jaakko Tamminen
wrote: Maybe people are saying that Linux (SuSE?) is more difficult to install,
because it gives You the freedom to choose how You want to set things
up.
"Freedom to choose" is an argument I keep hearing time and time again. It may be true for Linux experts, for laymen like myself this freedom is yet to be discovered. Right now I feel much more freer setting up and controlling Windows than SuSE.
Contrary to what you are saying I didn't find SuSE more difficult to install, even though I still can't get my sound card working. The difficult part (... to accept) was the 900 MEG required by default system without Office. Furthermore, I find SuSE very slow as compaired to Windows, especially file search which is not only slow but unacceptably slow. This was by far the greatest surprise and disappointment. /e