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Re: [SLE] 2.6.8 kernel a loser?
- From: Jan Elders <jrme@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 19:29:17 +0100
- Message-id: <200501061929.17804.jrme@xxxxxxxxx>
On Thursday 06 January 2005 18:14, Sid Boyce wrote:
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> On the other side, I'd not recommend Windows to anyone, it's been a bane
> to me when I have to constantly help people to sort out Windows
> problems.
// cut
> Most people never have to install Windows themselves, they call on
> people like you and me.
Hmm, you got a point here. For most people Windows comes with the PC they buy.
If only they could get offered a fully fledged Linux with their new PC. :-)
But this is the catch-22, today they'll have to do it themselves and that is
not always a simple as you suggest.
Some examples :
* Buying "any" 54Mb wireless PCMCIA card and plugging it in under Linux will
hardly ever work right away. In that "other" OS it does, usually.
* It requires quite some studying/searching before you get the € (euro-sign)
working on your Linux box. Is standard available under W$$.
* Have you ever tried to play a DVD-movie right after system installation ?
Won't work, you need to install a lot of additional stuff first. No problem
with W$$.
* Accented characters (common for millions of Europeans) don't work right away
after the initial installation. You need to know what to do to get that
working.
* Activation of a SAMBA server needs quite some studying and detailed
configuring first. Under W$$ it is rather simple to activate the sharing
services.
* Getting checks done on SPAM mail and viruses is another challenge.
Equivalent tools for W$$ are easy to install.
* ........
Hey, beware before starting to flame me, I'm not complaining about Linux.
I love it !!!
The point I'm trying to make is that installation of a complete Linux system
is way too complex for the vast majority of the PC-user community.
As I said in the beginning : If only they could get offered a full-functional
Linux with their new PC, inluding a clear and not-so-technical end-user guide.
Then a lot more people could start enjoying Linux than the enthousiast techies
of today, like you and me, plus their relatives and friends. Because that is
where it stops today, doesn't it ?
Cheers,
--
Jan Elders
the Netherlands
http://www.xs4all.nl/~jrme/
"Home of the Network Acronyms"
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> On the other side, I'd not recommend Windows to anyone, it's been a bane
> to me when I have to constantly help people to sort out Windows
> problems.
// cut
> Most people never have to install Windows themselves, they call on
> people like you and me.
Hmm, you got a point here. For most people Windows comes with the PC they buy.
If only they could get offered a fully fledged Linux with their new PC. :-)
But this is the catch-22, today they'll have to do it themselves and that is
not always a simple as you suggest.
Some examples :
* Buying "any" 54Mb wireless PCMCIA card and plugging it in under Linux will
hardly ever work right away. In that "other" OS it does, usually.
* It requires quite some studying/searching before you get the € (euro-sign)
working on your Linux box. Is standard available under W$$.
* Have you ever tried to play a DVD-movie right after system installation ?
Won't work, you need to install a lot of additional stuff first. No problem
with W$$.
* Accented characters (common for millions of Europeans) don't work right away
after the initial installation. You need to know what to do to get that
working.
* Activation of a SAMBA server needs quite some studying and detailed
configuring first. Under W$$ it is rather simple to activate the sharing
services.
* Getting checks done on SPAM mail and viruses is another challenge.
Equivalent tools for W$$ are easy to install.
* ........
Hey, beware before starting to flame me, I'm not complaining about Linux.
I love it !!!
The point I'm trying to make is that installation of a complete Linux system
is way too complex for the vast majority of the PC-user community.
As I said in the beginning : If only they could get offered a full-functional
Linux with their new PC, inluding a clear and not-so-technical end-user guide.
Then a lot more people could start enjoying Linux than the enthousiast techies
of today, like you and me, plus their relatives and friends. Because that is
where it stops today, doesn't it ?
Cheers,
--
Jan Elders
the Netherlands
http://www.xs4all.nl/~jrme/
"Home of the Network Acronyms"
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