Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on August 24, 2006 05:09 PM
"Big Bad Windows"
I use Kubuntu on two private workstations and Unbuntu on a private server.
I am very satisfied with my Kubuntu/Ubunt workstatons and my server.
I use Windows XP on two machines that my kids uses for playing and use Windows XP on the two machines that I use on work.
I have NEVER had any experience that could be compared to this problem.
I discovered the solution to the X problem when I frustrated was about to remove X and - just by luck - notished that there were to upgradable packages. That did the trick.
But as the previous comment said - "this is just not good enough".
This issue show some big problems about Linux:
- if you want to use Linux you have to buy a tested distribution. Just like Windows. Then you have someone to blame, and a company that just wont expect you to be able to use a commandline utility.
- if you want to use a free distributed Linux OS you have to accept mistakes. I think it's "ok" to make mistakes. Just make the solutions visible in at way that is quick accesable (fx in the "frontpage" of you website).
If you want point out mistakes about Linux you have to accept:
- that EVERY time you do so, you will be told that Windows is even worse. Your problem is not vital for the one that tells you so, it's vital to point out that "Windows is bad". As the comment that i'm replaying clearly shows, it's not importent to solve anything as long as the author is able to say something bad about Microsoft.
- that you shold be able to use a commandline and the most common commandline tools. The people that tells you otherwise is not telling you the truth.
I have been using Linux for about 4 years, and my conclusion is that free distributed Linux workstations is absolut NOT a threat to Windows. I don't know anything about the payed Linux distributions.
I will NOT recommend a free distributed Linux to any of my family. It takes a lot of "blood, sweat and tears" to maintain fx Kubuntu.
If Kubuntu - or any other Linux - wants to be able to beat Windows this type of problems must just not happend.
(If anyone is interested in another troublesome problem with the upgrade from Kubuntu 5.10 Kubuntu to Kubuntu 6.06 then I will recommend the problem with automounting usb-keys/-drives and "ivman")
I hope that the discussion about wich OS is the best will stop, and that all the fanatics will remain under their stones. These people don't "love" Linux they just found Microsoft to hate.
I don't think that i'm the only one that is tired of this meaningless discussion.
I will continue to use Kubuntu, but I don't think that it will be just with joy.
Learn about Linux
Download Linux
Get Linux help
There are some fundamental problems!!
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on August 24, 2006 05:09 PMI use Kubuntu on two private workstations and Unbuntu on a private server.
I am very satisfied with my Kubuntu/Ubunt workstatons and my server.
I use Windows XP on two machines that my kids uses for playing and use Windows XP on the two machines that I use on work.
I have NEVER had any experience that could be compared to this problem.
I discovered the solution to the X problem when I frustrated was about to remove X and - just by luck - notished that there were to upgradable packages. That did the trick.
But as the previous comment said - "this is just not good enough".
This issue show some big problems about Linux:
- if you want to use Linux you have to buy a tested distribution. Just like Windows. Then you have someone to blame, and a company that just wont expect you to be able to use a commandline utility.
- if you want to use a free distributed Linux OS you have to accept mistakes. I think it's "ok" to make mistakes. Just make the solutions visible in at way that is quick accesable (fx in the "frontpage" of you website).
If you want point out mistakes about Linux you have to accept:
- that EVERY time you do so, you will be told that Windows is even worse. Your problem is not vital for the one that tells you so, it's vital to point out that "Windows is bad". As the comment that i'm replaying clearly shows, it's not importent to solve anything as long as the author is able to say something bad about Microsoft.
- that you shold be able to use a commandline and the most common commandline tools. The people that tells you otherwise is not telling you the truth.
I have been using Linux for about 4 years, and my conclusion is that free distributed Linux workstations is absolut NOT a threat to Windows. I don't know anything about the payed Linux distributions.
I will NOT recommend a free distributed Linux to any of my family. It takes a lot of "blood, sweat and tears" to maintain fx Kubuntu.
If Kubuntu - or any other Linux - wants to be able to beat Windows this type of problems must just not happend.
(If anyone is interested in another troublesome problem with the upgrade from Kubuntu 5.10 Kubuntu to Kubuntu 6.06 then I will recommend the problem with automounting usb-keys/-drives and "ivman")
I hope that the discussion about wich OS is the best will stop, and that all the fanatics will remain under their stones. These people don't "love" Linux they just found Microsoft to hate.
I don't think that i'm the only one that is tired of this meaningless discussion.
I will continue to use Kubuntu, but I don't think that it will be just with joy.
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