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Article #772Re: The basic problem with Linux
From: Zebee Johnstone
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:51
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:51
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In aus.computers.linux on Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:29:52 GMT James C <enough.already@no.more.spam.please> wrote: > On 17/03/2009 12:17 AM, Scooby Doo wrote: >> [snip] >> Wow, what a difference that was. 18 discrete actions required >> for Windows XP, 25 (!) for Windows Vista. 3 for Mac, and 2 for >> Linux. Now you tell me which system is not user-friendly? > > If you can get to this point with Linux, you are doing well. > Too often, though, you have to pass through the madwifi/ndis/etc > rite-of-passage first. Getting less so, but yes, still more than you should. Which isn't Linux's fault of course, but end users don't know or care about that. Zebee
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