Greg Thomas wrote:
So it's ok for SuSE to be buggy? Why bother switching from Windows if one has less apps and a buggier, harder to setup system? It's attitudes like these that will prevent Linux from making it to the general user's desktop.
The bugginess issue on 6.4 is starting to push me towards Debian or FreeBSD.
Greg
Sorry, mate, but you're going to find bugs in Debian and FreeBSD too.
And if you think some of the setup routines are bad in SuSE, wait till
you try FreeBSD. I used to use FreeBSD myself, and still think it is a
brilliant system, but easy to setup - no way!
The biggest hurdle I found in switching to Unix was in overcoming the
"Windows" mindset - where everything is done for you (whether you like
it or not!), and finding out what a great sense of achievement you can
get from working with a 'real' operating system. That and the amazing
sense of community there is in the Unix world (like this list for
example).
As for the 'less apps' bit, show me a distro of Windows that comes with
over 1500 apps and utilities, included with the operating system.
If you are after a particular application, do a search at freshmeat.net
- you may be surprised what's out there!
:-)
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