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From: Peter Rutherford
I'm tempted to agree with you, Kuldip.
I've also spent a week reaching many of the same conclusions. But how long did it take us to get used to NT? Can you, or I , remember? We've lived with Windows for so long now, it's hard to recall the many hours in 1993 spent on 3.1, in 1995/6 on 95 and more recently on NT. And, of course, only yesterday Microsoft presented us with a new challenge!
I think I'll give Linux a bit more time and effort. Of course, these UNIX techies have no idea of the pressure we are under in a school environment! Just because it's free doesn't mean it's going to catch on in the education (secondary and primary) world; time is money, just as much these days in schools as it is in commerce.
Regards
Peter Rutherford, Worthing ----- Original Message ----- From: Admin
To: Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 3:52 PM Subject: [suse-linux-uk-schools] What dose Linux have to offer I've spent a week or so messing around with Linux and I have reached the following conclusions.
1. Desktop looks good has some nice functions. 2. It's more resource hungry than windows (not less as the hype clams) 3. A step backwards when it comes to application and service install and setup. 4. Poorly documented. 5. Seems to offer nothing over windows expect the price tag, (which isn't much if you already have a network) and commercial companies will still have to charge for applications.
To conclude I think my time would be better spent developing my NT skills at present and waiting until linux advances into a more user friendly operating system.
Kuldip Singh.
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Peter Rutherford
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Roger Whittaker