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Linux Users Are Spoiled
Dozix007 writes "NewsForge carries an interesting
article
on how spoiled Linux users are. It sites examples such as the
availability of wide ranging software packages that Microsoft can't hope to provide.
Microsoft has to be careful about what kind of application software it
ships with Windows. Microsoft reps sometimes point to Linux
distributions and ask why they can get away with shipping stacks and
stacks of applications without getting in trouble. The answer to that
one, of course, is that the Linux distributions give you a choice. You
aren't locked into one particular application. Most Linux distributions
include several choices for most program classifications; even
single-CD distros usually include several Web browsers and email
clients."
Damnnnn spoiled kids, my days we wrote our own operating system by flipping one single on/off switch ! We switched better then a New York traffic light did we ! Ahhhh the good 'ole days.....
Damn those spoiled Linux users. They should be made to suffer ad-ware, popups, and virii just like Windows users!!! :P
Linux users are spoiled. Especially x86 linux users.
Everything is configured and tested for them, the spoiled brats. It's getting to the point these days when people are writing code for linux rather than just generic *ix, making it a pain in the ass to run on any non-linux OS, and making other OSes like the BSDs provide linux compatibility layers if they want to use such programs. (sheesh, and people complain about having to emulate MS's mistakes to maintain compatibility)
Get a real alternative OS people! Linux/x86 is way too mainstream.
Yeah when I used Linux I was sure spoiled all right. Spoiled by all those half-days and days spent struggling to install software. Spoiled by all that quality time trying to get my wireless adapter going. Spoiled by arcane command line syntax. Spoiled by the absence of decent documentation. Spoiled rotten, I say. ROTTEN!
Now I slog through my days running Mac OS X. The drudgery of one-click installs. And gone are those sweet, sweet hours of dealing with hardware compatibility issues! Add to that the cruel twist of LOTS of documentation where little is needed! I SUFFER! FEEL MY PAIN!
(I'd still rather run Linux than Windows though!)
That should read "Most Linux Users Are Soiled"
I can't believe this actually in considered an article, it's basically somebody giving themselves an ASCII blowjob. I can't get my sister to figure out how to right click reliably, but somehow a linux distribution would be easier for her to use because it somes with more options..in theory? Having 50 free programs don't mean jack if: 1. you can't install/run them easily 2. define a standard of usability among them all 3. coordinate thier appearance and setup You don't like Word...fine, but guess what, there's no learning curve practically. If you can't figure out how to download a program and install it (a task infinatly more easy in windows) I don't care how long your desktop has been up. Security thru obscurity is a lousy thing to brag about.
Yes, Install, I Agree, I Agree, I understand this agreement and agree, Next, Next... Setup has encountered an error and will now exit.
With Windows, it would take all of a day to browse around the Internet and update my programs; with Gentoo, a simple "emerge sync && emerge -UD world" keeps my system cutting-edge.
Uh, you forgot the 6 months that it would take to figure out that you have to type that, and where to type that. Besides, how many programs do you really have that it would take all day to update your programs? 99% of modern apps have an "update now" button, which takes about 30 seconds to find. But you're right... spending months of Linux training, hundreds of dollars in books, and weeks Googling to learn how to type "emerge !@#$ blah blah blah" is MUCH easier than clicking "Check For Updates" in whatever programs you use. Much easier.
Given that you can't even save some text in Word as .DOC and be certain it'll show up on somebody else's Word as good as you made it, it'll be a cold day in Hell before that happens.
Any how many of those 5 Linux word processors does Word claim to support?
"Windows is like a flashy SUV. Looks great, illusion of safety,easy to drive, buts WILL tip over at a moments notice.
Linux is like a Space Rocket. Yes it can get you home, hell it can get you into space. there's just a hell of a lot of buttons, and controls, and warnings and a NASA geek on the radio telling you to recompile the booster rocket software."
And then there's Mac OS X, the new Beetle with a turbo-charged engine but only 2 buttons (on/off and "let me drive for you"). Heaven forbid you want to change the color of the interior -- their lawyers will be all over you. But you can lick the seat covers.
no OS is better or worse than any other one. it depends on what you want out of it. i run slackware linux and the only issue i have is that i can't play games on it. that's fine with me, whatever. i just whip out my PS2 if i want to play games. as a programmer, i personally enjoy trying to solve problems under linux. i don't mind that it make take me 3 or 4 hours to get a driver to work properly or that i may have to do some hefty configuration to make an app work. but, that's me. if i just wanted a desktop system to play games and surf then net, i would use windows... but, im a programmer and windows programming is homogay.
I tried useing windows XP for a short period fo time but it seemed like I was going to the store trying to find what applications I wanted but would have had to pay well over $10,000 to get all the applications I would have needed. I tried pirateing some software that I wanted to use but that just didn't feel right. I switched back to Linux and don't know if I will ever even try that MS stuff again.
Bzzzzt! I call Bullsh*t
You made your best attempt, but it doesn't pass the "sniff test". Let's see, we have:
"I tried useing windows XP..."
Ooops! In the first 4 WORDS we have two spelling errors, but we'll let that slide...
"...like I was going to the store trying to find what applications I wanted..."
Ok, but you don't name any? Word? Excel? Lotus Notes? Anything? But here's the telling part...
"...but would have had to pay well over $10,000 to get all the applications I would have needed."
Perhaps you should get familiar with ispell. I'm sorry, but I can't see $10,000 in application expenses that you'd ever need.
Perhaps I should rephrase that? "I can't see $10,000 in application expenses that you'd ever need."
Even MS Office is just about $200, IIS comes for free, and many software alternatives exist on Windows for free. EG: MySQL, Apache, etc.
What's very telling is how nonspecific you are about this $10,000.
Hmmm... lemme guess -
1) You're between the ages of 13-16.
2) You're in your parent's house, using a Windows XP or ME computer...
3) and you're karma whoring.
Did I get all three right?
I have no problem with your religion until you decide it's reason to deprive others of the truth.