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Exploring Linux Desktop Myths
Krafty Koder writes "Over at Newsforge (Part of OSTG, Slashdot's Parent) there's an interesting article that attempts to dispells the myth that Linux isn't ready for the desktop or that Windows still beats Linux.
Three myths are explored - that Linux is harder to use, difficult to install and that there's not enough apps ."
Tuesday night my son and I put XP-Pro on the computer he'll be taking off to college. The install went well, and it was good to see it support the hardware out of the box. I think we may have needed the nForce2 CD, but that was it. The Radeon 8500LE was properly recognized, installed, and configured.
The next day he installed Elite Force 2, but it wouldn't run, he said it reported 'something about opengl'. We have a Quake3 Linux, and used it's pak file, installing the point release for Windows. This time I watched it complain about opengl, or lack thereof.
Though the Radeon 8500LE was detected, drivers installed, and configured, somehow OpenGL was missing. I didn't know ATI made Radeon drivers without OpenGL.
We went to ATITech, got the released (not beta, or special in any way) drivers, removed the old drivers, rebooted and installed the new ones.
Now Quake3 works just fine, maybe he's tried Elite Force 2, by now. The conspiracy theorist in me says, "Hmmmmmmmm."
The living have better things to do than to continue hating the dead.
...the stupidest argument ever. Period.
Use whatever OS, apps and hardware work for you on an individual basis.
If you dislike what someone else likes, to bad for you. Every human is different, with different needs. Diversity is necessary.
End of Story.
Nostalgia ain't what it used to be.