Posted by: Anonymous
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on December 19, 2008 02:39 PM
"Once again, something was added by a distro and then NEVER TESTED AT ALL.
This is getting to be a habit with just about every distro these days. Canonical seems to be the worst offender, but it looks like the notion of system testing has gone out the window at every distro. As a result, Linux is becoming as unreliable as Windows."
How much are you paying for that Linux Distro that has features on it that dont work for you?.. How much did you pay for support for it?.. I am guessing zero dollars? Now lets compare that to Windows that you DO pay for and the bundled support that comes with it. The notion that something you get to enjoy for free under the GPL must have some type of support bundled in defies logic, doesn't it? Yet, getting free support for Linux issues is as easy as Google allows, which is remarkable. Linux distros like Fedora, Ubuntu, and OpenSUSE do often include new cutting edge features that don't work for everyone - that is very true, so fix it. Yes, thats right, YOU FIX IT and then contribute the code back upstream. Thats how things work in the Linux world. Windows, on the other hand, you pay for, and so it BETTER work, and when it does not, you go crying to Microsoft's phone support guy in Bangledesh or India or whatever that they pay pennies on the dollar for while raking in full prices for their crappy OS. Have fun with that. I will happily take Linux, and the freedom that comes with it, over that.
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Re: openSUSE 11.1 makes Christmas come early
Posted by: Anonymous [ip: 192.35.35.35] on December 19, 2008 02:39 PMThis is getting to be a habit with just about every distro these days. Canonical seems to be the worst offender, but it looks like the notion of system testing has gone out the window at every distro. As a result, Linux is becoming as unreliable as Windows."
How much are you paying for that Linux Distro that has features on it that dont work for you?.. How much did you pay for support for it?.. I am guessing zero dollars? Now lets compare that to Windows that you DO pay for and the bundled support that comes with it. The notion that something you get to enjoy for free under the GPL must have some type of support bundled in defies logic, doesn't it? Yet, getting free support for Linux issues is as easy as Google allows, which is remarkable. Linux distros like Fedora, Ubuntu, and OpenSUSE do often include new cutting edge features that don't work for everyone - that is very true, so fix it. Yes, thats right, YOU FIX IT and then contribute the code back upstream. Thats how things work in the Linux world. Windows, on the other hand, you pay for, and so it BETTER work, and when it does not, you go crying to Microsoft's phone support guy in Bangledesh or India or whatever that they pay pennies on the dollar for while raking in full prices for their crappy OS. Have fun with that. I will happily take Linux, and the freedom that comes with it, over that.
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