Re:MICROSOFT XP didn't recognize my Window setting
Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on November 03, 2006 06:28 AM
The Windows XP rant was obviously a comment on my Mandriva complaints.
For the record, I have used Linux for several years and installed and used Mandriva 2005 and Mandriva 2006 - and did an upgrade install from Mandriva 2005 TO Mandriva 2006 last year with no problems.
THAT is why I'm complaining about a failed install and bugs in Mandriva 2007.
Get a clue, Mandriva. You disappointed a loyal user. Pay attention.
Not to mention the fact that suggesting that only an expert end user should be using Linux is no way to gain Linux converts. Of course, there are plenty of Linux geeks who don't WANT converts, since they view themselves as a "technological elite" who are oh so superior to "lusers".
A simple F U should be the response to that argument. The argument is merely an excuse to overlook shoddy design and development practices on the part of software developers, whether working for Microsoft or the OSS community.
Granted, I've seen plenty of problems that put me off other distros as well - Red Hat, Linspire. That's why I'm considering SUSE since the latest version has plenty of positive reviews. The latest version of Mandriva has a number of critial reviews. That should have warned me.
My fault - I should never use<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.0 releases of ANY OS. I should have stayed with Mandriva 2006 for at least another three months and then gotten all the bug fix updates.
Won't happen again.
And for the record, I'm presently using Mandriva 2007 - without further incidents - so far.
By the way, Firefox 2.0 has broken my ability to download files from several sites I use regularly - such as RapidShare. Another release that wasn't adequately tested...
And another<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.0 release I never should have installed.
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Re:MICROSOFT XP didn't recognize my Window setting
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on November 03, 2006 06:28 AMFor the record, I have used Linux for several years and installed and used Mandriva 2005 and Mandriva 2006 - and did an upgrade install from Mandriva 2005 TO Mandriva 2006 last year with no problems.
THAT is why I'm complaining about a failed install and bugs in Mandriva 2007.
Get a clue, Mandriva. You disappointed a loyal user. Pay attention.
Not to mention the fact that suggesting that only an expert end user should be using Linux is no way to gain Linux converts. Of course, there are plenty of Linux geeks who don't WANT converts, since they view themselves as a "technological elite" who are oh so superior to "lusers".
A simple F U should be the response to that argument. The argument is merely an excuse to overlook shoddy design and development practices on the part of software developers, whether working for Microsoft or the OSS community.
Granted, I've seen plenty of problems that put me off other distros as well - Red Hat, Linspire. That's why I'm considering SUSE since the latest version has plenty of positive reviews. The latest version of Mandriva has a number of critial reviews. That should have warned me.
My fault - I should never use<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.0 releases of ANY OS. I should have stayed with Mandriva 2006 for at least another three months and then gotten all the bug fix updates.
Won't happen again.
And for the record, I'm presently using Mandriva 2007 - without further incidents - so far.
By the way, Firefox 2.0 has broken my ability to download files from several sites I use regularly - such as RapidShare. Another release that wasn't adequately tested...
And another<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.0 release I never should have installed.
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