🚀 go-pugleaf

mind@ripco.com (Dr. Who) writes:

> : >The simple message is - leave your windows baggage at the door when
> : >you enter Linux world. You _should_ be prepared to have to work at
> : >getting your machine stable, solid and working. If not, stay
> : >out!
> 
> : I hate it when people say this. :( Why can't Linux be an OS that
> : competes with Windows, providing users with a choice? For that it must
> : be more user friendly. :-)
> 
> This is precisely why I'm drifting every more quickly toward the *BSD
> camp.  I'm quite sick of seeing that Linux has become a trendy "Generation
> X" operating system.  The fact of the matter is that Linux is doing more
> or less what Microsoft does.  Even though it's not commercial, it
> certainly behaves that way.  Everyone is too busy trying to support every
> new crap hardware device that comes out on the market, but is not giving
> much thought to improving what already exists (ie: the "good" hardware
> support).  Do we *really need* plug and pray support under Linux?  I
> think not.  Especially judging by the typically poor quality of that
> type of hardware to begin with.

If we don't get support of new hardware, it will be more and more
difficult to find a Linux-compatible computer.  One of the reasons I
used Linux in the first place is because it had support for all of my
hardware.

I am happy with Linux how it is; what I want is better support from
third-party application vendors so I can give it to my users at work.
They use Microsoft Office mostly.