On Tuesday 08 Jun 2004 06:23, Paul Thompson wrote:
/rant on
I agree with some of the rants! It is a pain in the butt to set up SuSE 9.1 for a personal use. When you compare it to Ms desktops there is a big reliability and usability gap. Yes, reliability with peripherals, graphics, USB, etc. I have bought every SuSE Linux since 7.0 and I have to admit to anyone that asks that Linux is currently *well short* of what is a Reliable and Easily Usable desktop operating system "for anything other than a business office." I know the plusses of Linux. Set up in a basic config it is as strong as an oxe, but for a home desktop user...we have miles to go.
Some of the things you hit when setting up SuSE for Home use: 1. Cannot write to FDD -- duh, pretty basic user function. FDD they should be scrapped way past there sell by date 2. Cannot write to USB Memory Stick. well try telling the makers to get talking to us then dont just whinge 3. Cannot mount CD-RWs reliably never had one fail yet 4. Mounts optical discs as different drives depending on modes (/dev/guess-what-mode) so ! 5. Doesn't recongnise DVD+/-R or +/-RW at times. AS 6 LINES UP 6. No MP3 encoding -- Yeah I know OGG and compiling LAME, but out of the box and legal is not there. Well if the truth be known itś about time MP3 was put to bed it aint got a patch on OGG which is FREE and legal 7. NO Video playing -- Yeah I know, compile the decoders, but out fo the box... Errrrrrrr what are you whittering on about try the rpm´s of ogle NO COMPILING just down load and install 8. Networking is a pain to set up you have got to be SERIOUSLY joking there windBlows and networking is a total disaster Linux Dream 9. Much heralded Samba 3 barely works in SuSE and is oooh sooo slooow, Well now what the hell di you wana talk to a windBlows machine for 10. Video drivers for ATI cards don't work in all modes i have had plenty of times when supposed drives for windBlows dont work at all more times than under Linux 11. 3D acceleration on video guaranteed to crash Never had it crash once running 3D on Nvidia no problems at all 12. Cant write to NTFS drives. Oh Dear ( nice try F**K*** system) well there´s an easy one for that FDISK 13. Inconsistent interfaces to application. JUST like windBlows then 14. Auto-mounting peripheral devices--what a confusing muddle. It was consistent when left manual. turn it off then 15. USB peripheral storage devices on boot-up will mount sometimes but not others. never had a problem once 16. Laptop power management - only if coming back from suspension without USB peripherals is okay. just as crap in windBlows 17. Wireless keyboards and mouse -- yeah, loose your usb and you're pulling the power to reboot. well if you gotta use radio for things like that then you gotta expect to pay the price (it´s a good job you dont live round here cus most of you radio stuff will crap out 70cms kills it dead) use the wires do it correctly (ps. Laptops ain't servers, they do reboot two or three times a day.) 18. Wireless networking - augh what a pain. well if you insist on opening up your system to the world
To make claims like Linux doesn't crash is just ludicrous when configured for home use. Having the kernel still contemplating its navel while all the peripheral devices are crashing around it is not much solace. The Home User doesn't want to be Gyro Gearloose to get his PC going. what a load of cobblers that is Linux only crashes if you got some dickhead dicksplat pratting around where he/she should not be playing you have a process die just kill it of and restart it NOT REBOOT THE WHOLE SYSTEM like windBlows crapware So there you have it -- flame that! you want more flaming just try me pal you aint got a leg to stand so i suggest you think again cus you are totally and completely incorrect just like windBlows
consider yourself torched want more I´ll get the flame thrower out ..
rant off/
Paul
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