she successfully transitioned to a Linux based PC with no instruction beyond an occasional point in the right direction. Is Mr. Golden, vaunted writer for the WSJ, less capable than a non-technical 15 year old girl?
It is true that there are areas of Linux on the desktop that need refinement and, in some cases, to be invented at all, but the tools to do solid cooperative, interoperative WORK are here and have been around for quite awhile. I recommend that Mr. Golden check out some of the Debian derivatives, e.g., Ubuntu and Linspire for a clearer look at the state of the art.
would be welcome. Make Darwin available with the X interface only. It works well with OpenOffice 2.0.
I don't want to see Apple do anything that could hurt the company, but I do think that given the chance, OS X could eat M$'s lunch in the desktop OS market.
My point here is that I think people would opt for quality and security, given the chance. M$ doesn't seem capable of providing either one.
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she successfully transitioned to a Linux based PC with no instruction beyond an occasional point in the right direction. Is Mr. Golden, vaunted writer for the WSJ, less capable than a non-technical 15 year old girl? It is true that there are areas of Linux on the desktop that need refinement and, in some cases, to be invented at all, but the tools to do solid cooperative, interoperative WORK are here and have been around for quite awhile. I recommend that Mr. Golden check out some of the Debian derivatives, e.g., Ubuntu and Linspire for a clearer look at the state of the art.
would be welcome. Make Darwin available with the X interface only. It works well with OpenOffice 2.0.
I don't want to see Apple do anything that could hurt the company, but I do think that given the chance, OS X could eat M$'s lunch in the desktop OS market.
My point here is that I think people would opt for quality and security, given the chance. M$ doesn't seem capable of providing either one.
no one ever got fired for buying M$.
"Gentlemen. We have to protect our phoney-baloney jobs."
Mel Brooks, "Blazing Saddles"
Some people won't notice the truth even if it bites them on the ass!
Good luck!