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Linux vs. Windows: Choice vs. Usability
ThaReetLad writes "In this article at DevX, Executive Editor A. Russell Jones makes the case for a standardised GUI for Linux. He argues that the promotion of choice of GUI as a positive feature of using Linux is detrimental to its chances of attacking Microsoft's home user monopoly. From the article: '...the open source community must recognize that its primary goals: freedom of choice, freedom of source code, and freedom to alter applications, are not the goals of the average user.' In particular he argues that the choice of desktop between KDE, Gnome, IceWM etc, is not one that a former windows user, even a fairly technically competent one, is going to able to make an informed choice on, and that they should not be forced to make that choice in order to get good use out of any applications they might want to use."
this was on osnews weeks ago? what happened to news when it happens and all that? oh wait ... this is slashdot
Hey flameboy, get a clue. You're wrong.
Slashbots love to post FUD that Microsoft somehow changed the interface. Here you are saying it's somehow been changing "every couple of years." Which is, of course, a complete falsehood. The only real change was XP.
XP just made the widgets blue, and gave you the option of moving those system icons on the desktop to the Start menu.
Where is the major difference here? That's right; there's none.
"Sufferin' succotash."
no contest there.
many of us are planning a quiet 'holiday' weakend to yet another whoreable ?pr? ?firm? hypenosys induced 'business' weak.
whilst many others continue to follow the shitslide of MiSinformation/poor training available everywhere.
obviously the gnu/hobbyist's kode is the choice of discerning WANderers everywhere, as it's not infactdead/associated with payper liesense hostage ransom stock markup FraUD execrable.
we're running dozens of machines/network servers on the gnu stuff, & must report that there has been no DOWntime, in a long time. not to mention, the apparent immunity to all of the virotic BugWear kode blew, that has affected most of the phonIE fauxking kingdumb's hostages.
no rest for the weekids though. we'll be using yOUR time wisely, helping the georgewellian fuddite/corepirate nazi/walking dead contingeNT, to see the light. you can help.
consult with/trust in yOUR creator. vote with (what's left in) YOUR wallet. more breathing. that's the spirit.
stop pretending that everything's 'ok'. stop wasting anything. as you may already know, for each & every innocent harmed, there is a badtoll that must/will be repaid by you/us, as the Godless execrable (who continue to deny the existence of any power beyond their owned illusions), will be unavailable to make reparations, after the big flash.
the lights are coming up now. pay attention (to the weather, for example).
as always, lookout bullow
You forgot one, you can also lauch a virus more effectivly in windows. Linux is not windows and I hope it never becomes anyting like Windows. A Windows box cannot hold a candle to a Linux machine when it come to getting shit done.
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