I'm not "new" to linux but using it really for only a few weeks. I'd been using windows for years and went into problems every week. The most interesting with win9x is its skill to become slower every day. I never understood this sh** as I'm a programmer and can't code something not working as good as I can. Microsoft programmers are the shame of programming. Anyway giving up after a little bad experience is really deceptive. All your life you'll encounter obstacles but if you really want it you will jump over them quickly. Computers are "theorically" working strictly (but not with windows, that's why it is almost running but never really a satisfaction :)). When I asked some people about linux beofre starting using it, some of them told me to not be afrid of doing silly stuffs with it to learn how it works. I had to install it two times (I mean SuSE, I'm not speaking about other distrib I tried before). I just managed to configure my mouse wheel (I was not trying to do so, just saw a message on the mailing list speaking about it and set it up) and I'm happy about that. Everytime I learn something new with Linux (well I do discover more interesting things than the mouse wheel ;-)) I feel good and less idiot (it may seem stupid but it is as it). What I'm trying to say is that many people are acting like you: "well let's use the easiest, even if it's the worst". I just say: "no!". Maybe linux is not for you but try it a little before giving up. Plus you have a wide range of linux solutions, maybe the one you tried is not the appropriate for you. And don't forget you can ask questions, find many help etc. Ciao! Ju. (who is impatient to throw windoz to the trash bin :)) On Sunday 20 May 2001 08:43, 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** ->