On Sat, 2004-06-12 at 11:13 -0800, John Andersen wrote:
You are simply more familiar with XP. Had you chosen XP as your first windows OS after being familiar with Linux for several years you be shakeing your head in disgust.
This is something that people seem to forget over and over. Try to think back when you first used a computer. Did you know how to configure everything? Could you install a system without any problems the first time? People forget very easy how many times they installed Windows and botched it up, got aggravated at it, used foul language, but then just install it again. Now, a few years after they have been using Windows and they got familiar with all the tips and tricks of setting it up, they try Linux and make the mistake of applying their Windows experience to it and expecting it to be Windows with a penguin logo. Linux and Windows are two totally different things, their design differ by miles, the way they work differ. How can you expect it to be the same thing. I know of people that started using computers that run Linux and UNIX. The first time they were confronted with a Windows computer, they were totally confused. They immediately decided that this thing is totally unusable and went back to use Linux and UNIX. People should not think that Windows and Linux are the same and they should NEVER forget how much they struggled with Windows (or whatever OS) in the beginning. Just my 2c -- Andre Truter | Software Engineer | Registered Linux user #185282 ICQ #40935899 | AIM: trusoftzaf | http://www.trusoft.co.za ~ "Oh Bother!" said the Borg, "We assimilated the Pooh!" ~