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I've been using Linux since July of 2000 and I still consider my self a newbie. Linux distro's come with so many programs and apps that I don't think I've even started to understand a 10th of what's there. The point is that I've used windows for about 7-8 years and "the only" advantage to using Windows is that the vast majority of programs are writing for that piece of crap. I have had windows just hose it's self out of the blue (ya, know - BSOD). The only time that Linux has been hosed is when I do something to cause it - it doesn't die unless "i" kill it. As with Ben, the only thing I use Windows for is to play games. And, If Loki and the other game developers make more games for Linux then Bill can kiss my A$$. It will be very interesting to see the state of Linux in 5 years. Think about windows five years.ago. Win3.x was a sluggish piece of crap and then W95 came out - computers took off and software development exploded. Now sales of Windows OS' are on a slow and steady decline and Alternative OS' such as Linux are making steady gains. Governemts and businesses are starting to ditch M$ base products and going open source (the U.S has started to run Linux in a vast array of departments[can you say NASA], German gov has outlawed M$ on official and military systems and enterprise is finally seeing the light). Once the software developers start to support Linux in mass there will be no more sh^tty OS to suck money and keep the public from experiencing truely <empty clipboard>inovative and financially sound computing. Learn how it works from the ground up, before it's gets all the GUI interfaces that the common user needs - Stay Ahead Of The Curve. Read, Ask, And Answer. And yes Ben is right - Lately I've been doling out more help then I've been needing questions answered! If you can graduate from school then Linux is just a simple study project - No Sweat, Just a bit of effort at first :) On Sunday 20 May 2001 01:43, Ben Rosenberg wrote:
This is a load of crap. I built a W2K/98 box yesterday out of parts I had laying around..it's not a bad box...
K6-III 400 256M of RAM Viper 550 SMC 10/100 NIC AWE 64 56X CDROM
All in all..not a bad box..but I can tell you this. I have had to reinstall DiabloII twice because it smoked itself, I had to re sys the C: drive because I installed Office2000 and when it rebooted it said it was an invalid system disk and many other trials and tribulations over the last 2 days. I will tell you this .. I have been using Linux/Unix exclusively for about 4 years now..and I never have this much frustration with setting up software. I forgot that one walks on eggshells when running Windows. It's pretty much garbage. I will keep the box for a while as it is and play the games until I get frustrated enought with this toy OS...and when this level of frustration occurs then it will just become a FreeBSD box.
I don't, can't, won't ever believe this crap about Windows being easier. It's a crock. What's easier is putting up with what you know even if it's shit...because RTFMing and asking questions to get one's self up to speed on something else is too much of a pain in the arse. Windows isn't is just something to cause me more hair loss and that's something *I* do not need ;)
I say go back to Windows..pay bill more money or pirate there software, but don't whine. Ask questions and we will help and after a bit you will realize as many of here have that you don't need so much help and you are giving more help then taking it...and man, that's a good feeling to learn and know what your doing. I know it's frustrating..but don't give up so easy.
* Chris M Miller (cmmiller73@juno.com) [010519 23:29]: -> ->Too late. -> ->Due to my lack of Linux/Unix skill/experience, I fucked up X Server. Now ->all I get it text. -> ->I'm not good enough to troubleshoot it, so I'll just have to re-install ->SuSE. ->BTW, what do I check in /etc/XF86/Config...not much help...pretty ->obsecure to me...Maybe I'll stick to using Widnows 2000, at least that ->works the way Bill wanted it to for me. -> ->***FRUSTRATED** ->