Yes the hardware issues have come along way over the years. Still far behind in many areas such as DVD, USB, and multimedia, and pim devices. I think you have to look what you're using the desktop for to see if Linux meets your needs. As it stands today it might get by in some office or business environments with the cost factor being a big advantage. If you're a typical home desktop person into multimedia, desktop publishing, gui style web publishing and all the point click and go programs of other OS's then you're into a lot of soul searching. If you're a family man with kids that are serious gamers, they likely will leave home if you switch to Linux. =============== Just so you know, I use my computer for desktop publishing, was one of my original uses for the Amiga, tested and wrote part of the manual for City Desk, the first on the Amiga. I also use it for web work, the Gimp, Quanta + and the many other editors. I use it for programming and learning new programming. I use it for multimedia from watching and listening to music/video to creating some of my own. I use it for games as there are no end to the number SuSE provides, but the heavy stuff, I enjoy my PS2 for those, it just seems to fit better and who
On Wednesday 11 June 2003 21:08, John Murphy wrote: likes to learn all those darn keyboard commands to run a computer game! Give me the good old joystick or pad, I can learn to love that. :o) I won't argue there are some things missing still, but for Linux to be a viable desktop OS, everything is there now. Hmmm, Linux, kids leave home, now that's a thought... no, no the wife would kill you. :o) ---------------------------
Then you have the favorite Linux problem solver, crossover programs. All this shouts is Linux can't do it, it needs windows!! ---------------------------- Now this I can agree with, all these crossover programs are unnecessary crutches and certainly makes the wrong statement to the public.
I can see Linux growing as a office or business desktop. Years or maybe never for a home desktop unless some of the big software companies like Adobe and others see it as viable home desktop. More then likely Linux will be on one drive in my extra computer. My next main home desktop purchase later this year will be a Mac with OSX. Looks something like Linux and has everything a desktop user needs now!! ========== It sounds pretty much like your friends have made up your mind for you and OS X is in your future too. You can always get a good copy of SuSE PPC for it, when it starts behaving badly. ;o)
Again i can't say enough about the people who put their heart and soul into coding Linux. I have bought every release of Suse since 6.3 showing my support. The time might come when Linux will be the desktop for all, trouble is I don't think I'll see it in my life time:(
John ================= I certainly understand your feelings and wish you well. I am sure you will quickly see the shortcomings of OS X and the first time someone complains about a file you sent them that won't work with anybody else's OS! It comes in learning though as you will once you get your new Mac. Can't say that I would mind having a nice PPC unit to play with also and put Linux on it too. Anyway, "Have a Lot of Fun!"
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