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[quote=scottco229]Mike, very nice post, I agree with you. I peer to peer book on reviews of good books, that can help with training, tasks.etc...I use all three, mac, linux, and MS. I like Linux the best out of all three, and it isn't even close, however that being said, I want more from Linux, I want it options like MS has, in terms of software and integration...that would make linux perfect IMO[/quote] Sadly, while a lot of open source alternatives exist, companies just won't port o Linux.

People that hate linux are the ones that don't like change. But linux does lack in a couple areas. But overall Linux is better. Waiting for gaming to come. There are some cool games already but more are needed. personally I like starcraft and warcraft and wine does not fullfill my needs . 70% why i like linux is Variety. Without it I probably stay with windows. But here to many people that want to shrink the number of distro . I strongly disagree . Don't start thinking like windows. Dont limit one self. Why cant there be 1000 linux distro . It OPEN source . variety is what keep me in linux . VARIETY is a good thing. brings new ideas. Yes there some inconvenience but in time solutions will come. What if one person hate pizza and icecream, he control what option you had to eat. So no pizza or icecream on the menu . Now what are you going to do . with many distro encountering problems gives many option. It what type of fries do you like , normal fries , curl fries , home fries , season fries. What your favorite option. There can never be a perfect Distro , Window Manger/Desktop , and Etc. Someone going to like and others are going to hate it. Some people want to be different and other want to see if grass is greener on the other side. Some people want to know what i can do. How do i feel today. Just so many reason to have so many flavors. People are more product doing what the like and tend to spend more time at it. i do perfer lite distro over heavy ones and Speed is nice.

Chaotikcore: There is no "software war". And there are paid linux developers. So right there your argument fails. There is no reason why Windows and Linux can't co-exist in the world. Hell, lots of companies run hybrid networks. The problem is that Windows is so inherently vulnerable to viruses and trojans. Both OS' have their pros and cons. I prefer Linux. I have a Windows box too for things I need Windows for. The main hate towards Window isn't that it's under the GPL (not GNU, so that argument fails too..so now you fail). It's that way MS won't patch vulnerabilities as soon as they discover them and MS' bad business practices.

What's a hybrid version of windows?

You mean like....a custom install? And, at risk of rehashing yet another argument, what do you mean by bugs and incompatibilities in Linux? I've been running different versions of Linux for the last 10+ years and it's come a long way and it's quite solid. If IBM is selling it to business customers, surely it can't be that bad. And Red Hat and Suse both do sell Linux versions. Both are enterprise products licensed under the GPL. Please check your facts before posting nonsense.

Here is a link to a great article called "The Truth About Linux Hardware Compatibility" http://www.intranetjournal.com/articles/200812/pij_12_04_08a.html It explains very clearly why some people get to hate Linux.

(Could somebody please fix the quoting on this forum? Cause it really sucks when you try to arrange your post so it's easy to read and it turns up without any breaks between paragraphs. Especially when multi-quoting like Mike often does... :)

I admit that finding drivers for Windows is one of the most annoying things I can imagine. I install a fresh copy, then I remember I lost the CD with the drivers, and I bang my head on the wall. And I hate sites which keep empty zip files (they exist, believe me) claiming they contain drivers just so they would have more traffic. Howeva, it is possible, even with a great deal of trouble, to download your drivers for free. Now, say I wanted to try out Linux and find out that my wlan card isn't compatible. Do you know of someplace I could download another wlan card for free :?

(Could somebody please fix the quoting on this forum? Cause it really sucks when you try to arrange your post so it's easy to read and it turns up without any breaks between paragraphs. Especially when multi-quoting like Mike often does... :)

Thanks, but I'll stick to BackTrack. I don't have any trouble with wlan, I was just making a point.

(Could somebody please fix the quoting on this forum? Cause it really sucks when you try to arrange your post so it's easy to read and it turns up without any breaks between paragraphs. Especially when multi-quoting like Mike often does... :)

Good example. It says there: "Linux wireless LAN support - is an attempt to create a, more or less complete listing of wireless devices with information about the chipset they are based on and whether or not they are supported in Linux."

(Could somebody please fix the quoting on this forum? Cause it really sucks when you try to arrange your post so it's easy to read and it turns up without any breaks between paragraphs. Especially when multi-quoting like Mike often does... :)