Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on July 16, 2003 09:22 PM
The few things keeping me from Linux are listed here.
(1) Standard Easy installation for all apps - I've complained about it alot but untill this is done I will never really do that much in Linux. Some things I've downloaded while testing Linux were confusing as to how i install them - more or less they told me to go to the terminal and type some commands that failed. Windows has a simple installer program, on Mac OS X all you have to do is drag an App where you want it, why is Linux so slow at creating something so essential? I've given up on Linux for now because I can only really use the apps that come with the distro i get. Add a universal easy installer and I'll make room it on my labtop for it.
(2) Ease of Use Quite frankly i can't look and anyone with a straight face and honestly say that Linux is easier than Windows or Mac OS X. If i want to create a simple shortcut for a program on the desktop it's a long task of finding it wherever it resides. On Windows there is a program files folder and on Mac OS X a App folder where in both instances it's pretty easy to find the app your looking for. Take a note from Mac OS X that made an insanely easy OS with UNIX at the core.
(3) Drivers Drivers Drivers Ok i have a great PowerMac G4 and a decent PC labtop (1.1Ghz AMD Duron) that has a decent graphics chip. Im not planning on making room on my G4 for PowerPC Linux so it's going to run on my labtop. I've only installed Red Hat 8 & 9 on my labtop and found I couldn't play tux racer worth crap even though i can play Diablo II decently in windows. Plus I could never play any DVD in Linux. Overall Linux on my labtop felt like it was full of holes and missing many essential drivers. Once Windows XP came out it showed me how tremendously far Linux is from supporting hardware. Some Linux people say they shouldn't support a lot of hardware but hey this is what you get with PC's you have to support a lot. Mac OS X and Windows XP support a lot of stuff and Linux must play catch up fast.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on July 16, 2003 09:22 PM(1) Standard Easy installation for all apps - I've complained about it alot but untill this is done I will never really do that much in Linux. Some things I've downloaded while testing Linux were confusing as to how i install them - more or less they told me to go to the terminal and type some commands that failed. Windows has a simple installer program, on Mac OS X all you have to do is drag an App where you want it, why is Linux so slow at creating something so essential? I've given up on Linux for now because I can only really use the apps that come with the distro i get. Add a universal easy installer and I'll make room it on my labtop for it.
(2) Ease of Use
Quite frankly i can't look and anyone with a straight face and honestly say that Linux is easier than Windows or Mac OS X. If i want to create a simple shortcut for a program on the desktop it's a long task of finding it wherever it resides. On Windows there is a program files folder and on Mac OS X a App folder where in both instances it's pretty easy to find the app your looking for. Take a note from Mac OS X that made an insanely easy OS with UNIX at the core.
(3) Drivers Drivers Drivers
Ok i have a great PowerMac G4 and a decent PC labtop (1.1Ghz AMD Duron) that has a decent graphics chip. Im not planning on making room on my G4 for PowerPC Linux so it's going to run on my labtop. I've only installed Red Hat 8 & 9 on my labtop and found I couldn't play tux racer worth crap even though i can play Diablo II decently in windows. Plus I could never play any DVD in Linux. Overall Linux on my labtop felt like it was full of holes and missing many essential drivers. Once Windows XP came out it showed me how tremendously far Linux is from supporting hardware. Some Linux people say they shouldn't support a lot of hardware but hey this is what you get with PC's you have to support a lot. Mac OS X and Windows XP support a lot of stuff and Linux must play catch up fast.
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