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From: Mark Warner on 31 Jul 2010 20:16
Bear Bottoms wrote:
> Mark Warner wrote:
>> Bear Bottoms wrote:
>>>
>>> Face it Mark...Linux desktop was rejected.
>>
>> No, it just hasn't been widely adopted. It'll get there eventually.
>> Those that *do* give it a fair shake tend to stick with it; many end
>> up relegating their commercial OS to the back closet, or shitcan it
>> altogether.
>
> Many? Mark...face reality. Very few (minute) people do that.

Read for comprehension. The many referred to a subset of those that gave
desktop Linux a fair shake.

>> Of course, there are those few that can't install it or make it work
>> on their hardware. There /are/ some like that. Usually those who are
>> unable to follow directions, easily frustrated, think Linux will run
>> on a toaster, or insist on trying to use incompatible hardware. You
>> would have to say they /have/ rejected it. Good riddance, as far as
>> I'm concerned.
>
> How mean. This is you trying to make yourself feel good and superior. Not
> a good trait.

Sometimes the truth hurts. And no, I don't need to feel superior. That's
one of the big differences between you and me. I don't claim to know
more than I know. In many, many areas, I can't carry the mousepads of
other people that I discuss computing with, no matter the platform. I
wouldn't begin to try and tell you about web design, for example.
Especially if I'd never even put up a page...

> Installation is a simple thing. Using Linux is relatively
> intuitive and not that much different from Windows. Installing programs
> from the repository is simple.

Sounds like a fabulous operating system. Glad you've finally come around.

> When something a person wants to do,
> doesn't work, the fun/nightmare starts...and there are a lot of those
> events.

That would be the case regardless of OS. The difference with Linux is
that if you want it to do something, it can be made to do it. The code
is there and available, all it takes is someone with the knowhow. Of
course, a Linux coder can't be expected to make Windows proprietary code
operate on a Linux kernel, but they can duplicate the feature sets with
their own code.

>> Did you ever take Lucid for a spin? Pretty impressive, I must say,
>> even if I'm not a big Ub/Gnome fan.
>>
> No I didn't, not Lucid. I tried about five or six distros and they all
> seemed to be relatively nice.

They why the need to constantly denigrate?

--
Mark Warner
MEPIS Linux
Registered Linux User #415318
....lose .inhibitions when replying
From: Craig on 1 Aug 2010 14:38
On 07/31/2010 03:08 PM, Bear Bottoms wrote:
> So you think after 10 years, no one knows about Linux...

There's an app for that!

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-Craig
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