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Five Reasons Not to Use Linux

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the dripping-with-sarcasm dept.

UltimaGuy writes "Linux-watch has a humorous article about the top 5 reasons for not using Linux. It does provoke some thought aside from bringing a smile to our lips :)"

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  1. Anecdote time by suso · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sure, Windows is easier to use than Linux. But eventually you just get so frustrated that you have to take an angle-grinder to your computer, and it really takes a long time to get all the little bits of metal out of the carpet.

    1. Re:Anecdote time by suso · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yes, that's why I subscribe to Slashdot(TM), so I can read things before you do.

    2. Re:Anecdote time by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      >> Funny thats EXCACTLY how I feel when "using" Linux. But since this is Slashdot, that makes me a troll.

      Hi! It looks like you're trolling Slashdot. Would you like me to check your spelling of the word "exactly"?

    3. Re:Anecdote time by zippthorne · · Score: 4, Funny

      Troll and Grammar nazi, meet meta-poster. He's better than you because he's "above the fray"

      signed,
      Self-referential meta-meta-poster.

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  2. And 10 reasons to use SCO OpenServer6 instead... by GillBates0 · · Score: 5, Funny
    ...straight from the horse's mouth:

    1. OpenServer 6 Costs Less
    2. SCO Has a Superior Kernel
    3. OpenServer Has Better Security
    4. SCO Has a Customer-Driven Roadmap
    5. OpenServer 6 is Backward Compatible
    6. SCO Allows You to Focus on Your Core Competency
    7. SCO Owns and Warrantees its Products
    8. SCO is Unifying its Code Base
    9. SCO UNIX: Legendary Reliability
    10. SCO Has an Award-Winning Support Team

    Read TFL for buzzwordy drivel and meaningless tripe from Darryl himself. Didn't know he'd registered a website in his name to spout his n0nsense.

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  3. Reason #6 by iCEBaLM · · Score: 4, Funny

    You already have MacOS X :D

  4. The Biggest Reason Not To Use Linux by eno2001 · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's bad for the economy!! Imagine buying a computer system and having it still usable for modern applications nearly a decade later. The various Linux distros allow for this. That cuts into profits for desktop and server sales. That's why Windows is the better choice. It pushes the hardware requirements up so quickly that you need to get new hardware every two to three years. This is good for the economy. Therefore Linux is UnAmerican.

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  5. Please fix the link by Rogerborg · · Score: 4, Funny

    We were promised a humorous article.

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  6. Re:Not my experience by dfn5 · · Score: 4, Funny
    1. It's been a pain to install
    This is totally untrue. Installing Linux is an easy 10 step process.
    1. Boot the CD
    2. fdisk your hard drive
    3. mkfs your filesystems
    4. ifconfig your network cards
    5. extract the software to compile your system
    6. Recompile this software for your CPU
    7. Compile and install the base system software
    8. Configure, Compile and install the kernel
    9. Configure your boot loader
    10. Reboot

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  7. A couple of good reasons by axolotl_farmer · · Score: 4, Funny

    With friends like these...

  8. BIAS ALERT! (was: Re:Anecdote time) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oooohhh - did you notice how strongly biased the article is against Windows? It's even outright lying:

    "And, Microsoft also has Microsoft Office, which -- oh wait, you don't get that with the operating system, do you? You also don't get a Web page editor either, do you?"

    Windows comes with full office and web editing capabilities for free: wordpad

  9. Re:Bzzzttt!!!!! by ceejayoz · · Score: 5, Funny

    What you simply don't get is that with Linux most people write the software to use it themselves.

    He gets it.

    He also gets that that is one of the reasons Linux seems to have "scattershot design by committee of blind idiots"...

  10. If that's true, why do guys have nipples? by wsanders · · Score: 4, Funny

    Typical UI designer speak, they obviously failed to QA half the population.

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  11. Re:Bzzzttt!!!!! by Ced_Ex · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you need someone to demonstrate to your newborn the nipple interface, you can always call on me. I've got your back!

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  12. The Apple Demographic by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You know, there's a lot of truth in that. The Mac, and the entire Apple experience, is intuitive for a certain kind of person. Artists, fashion mavens, leftists, and other creative personalities can sit in front of a PowerBook and just "get it," but accountants and everyday pencil-pushers don't have a prayer. Squares should stick to Linux and Windows. Macs are for different thinkers.

    Evidence?
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    Versus:
    http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/3118/ms1by.jpg
    http://img270.imageshack.us/img270/7789/linuxnylug boothsized0hs.jpg