2. The day that a linux box with open source code works as seamlessly and trouble-free as my intel mac (or my ppc mac), then linux will have truly arrived. You'll know that day has come when you no longer see any postings that start with "my printer doesn't work" or "my sound card stopped". I love linux, but I eagerly await the day when any linux box has the ease of use and the software, proprietary or otherwise, that does what my mac can do. Just my opinion!
Yes, and your average WindBlows user will say the same thing. I love linux too, but I couldn't agree more with Mr. Alfrey.
Hmmm interesting... since I have WAY less issues running SUSE Linux than I do with running Windows XP. Good example.... Windows XP has a hissy fit with the HP All In One printer/scanner/kitchen sink. I install the drivers, it seems happy... reboot Windows... it says I found new hardware... printer no longer works. Hours of tinkering later... it sort of works.. now at random times it stops working, and the only solution seems to be to reinstall the drivers.. sometimes 4 or 5 times in a row... Linux OTOH... seems to work fine with it. Oh... Soundblaster drivers for XP that came with my card. They do not work at all... ie I install them, and nothing. OK, the solution is to download the ones of the Creative site, but it definitely does not work out of the box. I have yet to see a truly trouble free OS. They all have issues... Everyone yells about how trouble free Windows is... but it's NOT trouble free. We're all just used to the crap it gives us. We've been exposed to the Microsoft OS family since what.... early 80's. We've grown up with it. For most people, Linux is a new thing that works totally different and has a totally different learning curve. When things break - and they do in all OSes - we've leaned from long experience how to go about a fix in the familiar OS. Those methods don't work in the Unix world... so we turn to this helpful mailing list. Software is created by people... and we make errors and mistakes. Anyway... my point being... what was my point? I can't remember anymore. I'll stop rambling now C. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org