Posted by: RJDohnert
on December 22, 2003 02:38 PM
" - There is more free add-on software "
There is also Free software available for Windows, Open Source alternatives exist for Windows and for Linux
"- No enforced license registration"
So you dont like to follow rules and you loathe Microsoft for making sure that they make their profit. You feel you should be able to use the install CD's on more than 1 computer? wake up no one allows that and allows you to get support.
"- Easier to customize exactly how I want it"
You can customize everything with Windows from a user point of view except the kernel, which it has been my experience 90% of Linux users use a default configuration shipped by their distributor, Most IT personnel doesnt touch it. The other 10% are hobbyists and developers, you also have some of these companies that do high level forms of computing.
" - More intuitive, simpler to understand "
Yeah right, come back down to planet earth, its a common fact that Linux is harder to deploy and configure than any other OS out there. It has made inroads to usability but major work still needs to be done before grandma can use it without any geek help.
" - Linux community support "
Yeah Windows has user groups, newsgroups and other forms of help. There are alot of Windows users and experts out there, a lot more than I ever thought existed before in the past.
" - Better reliability "
Actually from a user poin of view I find that comment ill made. My Windows machines have never had a virus attack, hack attack or any kind of hard crash. With Linux I got popped by a security vulnerability and I have had more Kernel Panics than Blue Screens of death.
" - I don't trust Microsoft "
Sounds like you have gotten bit by the anti-MS bug and not necessarily by user experience. Its hard to be a follower and not know truth from zealotrous Open Source "experts" who really dont know their butt from a knot in a log.
Learn about Linux
Download Linux
Get Linux help
Re:Some of my survey answers
Posted by: RJDohnert on December 22, 2003 02:38 PMThere is also Free software available for Windows, Open Source alternatives exist for Windows and for Linux
"- No enforced license registration"
So you dont like to follow rules and you loathe Microsoft for making sure that they make their profit. You feel you should be able to use the install CD's on more than 1 computer? wake up no one allows that and allows you to get support.
"- Easier to customize exactly how I want it"
You can customize everything with Windows from a user point of view except the kernel, which it has been my experience 90% of Linux users use a default configuration shipped by their distributor, Most IT personnel doesnt touch it. The other 10% are hobbyists and developers, you also have some of these companies that do high level forms of computing.
" - More intuitive, simpler to understand "
Yeah right, come back down to planet earth, its a common fact that Linux is harder to deploy and configure than any other OS out there. It has made inroads to usability but major work still needs to be done before grandma can use it without any geek help.
" - Linux community support "
Yeah Windows has user groups, newsgroups and other forms of help. There are alot of Windows users and experts out there, a lot more than I ever thought existed before in the past.
" - Better reliability "
Actually from a user poin of view I find that comment ill made. My Windows machines have never had a virus attack, hack attack or any kind of hard crash. With Linux I got popped by a security vulnerability and I have had more Kernel Panics than Blue Screens of death.
" - I don't trust Microsoft "
Sounds like you have gotten bit by the anti-MS bug and not necessarily by user experience. Its hard to be a follower and not know truth from zealotrous Open Source "experts" who really dont know their butt from a knot in a log.
#