On Sunday 01 May 2005 19:11, Jos van Kan wrote: Hi Jos,
Colin Carter wrote: (snip)
I think that if Linux was as easy to install as XP + Developer Studio then it would be easier for applications programmers and thus the development of "public use" applications would encouraged. Anyway, that's just my idea. Meanwhile, I am committed to SuSE.
First of all, how many users do you know that actually installed XP? If they have to, it is because they hosed their system, otherwise it comes preinstalled. snip Yep, that's me. I've scrunched XP many times, trying to write fast/small mathematical code. Installation of M$ became second nature (but still hated it). Secondly, a preinstalled XP system isn't without its idiosyncrasies. I snip True Jos. Thirdly, not all Linux systems have the same comfort of installation. But SuSE is at the easy side of the spectrum ("Linux from scratch" is at the other side :-)). snip I've no experience about other Linux systems, but after a lot of reading I concluded the above must be true. So I do not agree with you that Windows is easier to install. Maybe it's because I'm a grey-haired old bastard ;-) I'm not sure though, that your commitment to SuSE is a wise business decision. The installed base is very small. I know, and most others would agree with you. However I am betting on SuSE "getting it right".
Best regards, -- Jos van Kan www.josvankan.tk Regards, Colin