ehomeupgrade.com — "It's not that Linux isn't ready for 'joe user,' it's not ready for OS X and Windows users who want to run their proprietary technologies and services [i.e. iTunes, MS Office, Photoshop] on Linux. And that's fine by most Linux users. [...] that type of user wants something completely different than what he's been getting under Windows and Mac OS X.
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oneandonlysnobOct 5, 2007
Hello, I don't give a s**t if you use Linux. I do however like to read articles like this, and that's why I Digg them. That way people who also like to read them can find them easier. If Linux articles bother you that much, please consider going into your Digg preferences and uncheck the Linux catagory! We'll both be happier!Again, I really don't care if you use Linux, but what I do find annoying is that people who don't share our (Linux users') enthusiasm feel compelled to come into the comments on these articles and complain. "Waaaaah your interests bore meeeee waaaaaaah" Nobody is making you click.
marx2kOct 6, 2007
But it seems there's always plenty of time to post to Digg.. Funny, that.
cynicistOct 6, 2007
You can buy support from companies like Canonical and Novell as well, so I don't really see the difference.
marx2kOct 6, 2007
As an aside, I installed OpenSUSE 103.GM on a virtual machine yesterday. In the installation process it actually asks you if you want to disable IPv6. I thought that was cool
perseonOct 6, 2007
"People who use Windows generally simply don't care and want to just get on with whatever they are doing."That is exactly the point. Linux users will always feel superior to Windows users because they have an intimate knowledge of their computers, unlike most Windows users who are blissfully ignorant of the inner workings of their systems. Linuxers are proud of their systems (and themselves) because of the amount of work they put into configuring and maintaining their computers. And of course, all this hard work is rewarded with greater knowledge. But as long as the magic monkeys are turning the wrenches, most Windows users are content with their PCs.Linuxers chose to forgo convenience for freedom and understanding, and that is something Windows users can't understand.
bruflethOct 10, 2007
You can buy support from third party vendors for many products from IBM, Oracle, etc. Also, support for comparable "free" products is not always competitive. That's why we've come to use a combination of "free" and otherwise tools.
marffaNov 4, 2007
Radical concept - people don't usa Linux cause they can't run the apps they want on it.
sideffectsMay 16, 2008
Like I said...Nerd.
bahlJun 19, 2008
Lets start. A lot of people say that Linux is free software, but they forget about the huge amounts of money average-joe people must fork out to Linux-engineers to set any kind of productive environment in linux. A normal Computer user (like myself) simply cannot set up the software necessary to have a productive environment, (that is so easy to set up on a windows or mac). So for normal computer users Linux is not free at all. I have personally witnessed people spending huge amounts of money to set up systems in linux that a grade schooler can set up in windows in a matter of seconds. Stability : I have seen Linux crash and freeze, ( and simply not start up ) for no apparent reason, many times, even though the software running on it wasn't a tenth as involved as what i run on windows; and i have had my windows run for months on end without ever once having to reboot. ( On my laptop ) ( And i was running a lot of complicated software including many different networking, and hardware interactions, network games, word processors, databse tools, website admin and creation software and a lot more. ) Frustration : Recently i was looking to install a certain program on linux, and what would have taken me the time to search the internet, download, and install and .exe in windows took me hours of wasted time in linux. And the shell script didnt work in the end. I'm still debugging it.First i had to search for a linux equivalent on the internet.Having found one with diffuculty ( that does not always offer the same easy functionality ), i now had to go and download some tar or tar.gz or tar.bz file.Now i have worked as a programmer on varoius platforms (MVS,OS2,Windows) for years, but i still had to go and scan the net to find out how to extract these files. I have done so in the past but have mislaid my notes, so i had to go and look again. Why cant you just double click extract and run the files from a gui? Is that too difficult? ( I Know that with a lot of tedious tweaking of my linux i could probably get that to work, but i don't know how )Why do i have to open a terminal and go to the correct directory and the type in some long extraction sequence with its necessary parameters. ( Oh and do keep in mind that my linux does not support Ctrl-c Ctrl-v functionality for some stupid reason. )( Kubuntu 8.4) Then having successfully extracted the tar file into a directory i must once again try to run the shell script from a command line. I did this and the script told me that i first had to download some dependencies. What next ? I then scanned the internet for some time trying to get the correct dependencies, downloaded them ( with a lot of trouble ) and tried to run the script ./bla again. Oh no, the dependency was the wrong version. it was apparanty too new or old or something. ( it turned out after a linux engineer helped me and told me that the version was too new.( for the script. ) I know i could probably have found another script for the same software but then i would have had to start all over again. No ! In windows or mac this would have taken 2 mins. And once you have installed it you would be able to use it without too much trouble. I know there are places to go and install software more easily on linux like add and remove programs or synaptic, but the software i wanted to install wasn't there.And anyway the program that i was trying to install on linux is completely free on the net( for windows) . If that is the great free software philosophy, keep it. Its not for the regular or even the advanced computer user, You have to be and absolute linux expert, to really get anything running.