And last *I* checked, the people north of the USA are Canadians, the people south are Mexicans. Those in South American have their own country/place-names, none of which are typically labeled "America(n)".
If you look at what citizens of the USA call themselves, it is Americans. That is also the way the rest of the globe typically labels us (I include myself, as I am an American). We aren't typically labeled United Statesians, or some other such nonsense.
I run Linux (Mandrake) and have run RedHat, Slackware and other variants in the past.
I also run Windows, Solaris, etc.
This article has a point - my parents can't use Linux. And I don't have the time to support them, even if I wanted to.
It's just like cars- people used to look and be afraid of those "new-fangled" beasts. And at first they were a pain. You had to hand start them with a crank. They didn't have windshields, so you had to wear goggles and get dirty.
Then, the innovation started- windshields, steering wheels (instead of yokes), electric starters, automatic transmissions, a/c, power everything. Today, you can buy a car and if it's not a Yugo, it will probably run for a few hundred thousand miles. And it comes loaded with all kinds of neat toys.
Until the system [linux] can run without having to use a shell, manual tweeks, etc. it won't fly in the consumer world. Each release gets better, but it's still not there.
The other problem, as many have mentioned, is the amount of software available for Linux (and the means of installing it) is still a bit clumsy. Most [l]users want a GUI installation that does everything for them. And there isn't anything wrong with that. Does everyone who drives a car know exactly how that internal combustion (or electric) engine works? No...
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And last *I* checked, the people north of the USA are Canadians, the people south are Mexicans. Those in South American have their own country/place-names, none of which are typically labeled "America(n)". If you look at what citizens of the USA call themselves, it is Americans. That is also the way the rest of the globe typically labels us (I include myself, as I am an American). We aren't typically labeled United Statesians, or some other such nonsense.
I don't care how much storage/memory someone wants to carry with them.
Just don't connect it to me! (think Johnny Mnemonic or )I don't cherish the thought of having to reboot my brain, or memory, whether for a hardware upgrade or software crash...
I am not opposed to use for artificial limbs, etc., as has been discussed before on (/. - Data Glove That Turns Gestures Into Commands, just don't try to make my brain work faster...
I run Linux (Mandrake) and have run RedHat, Slackware and other variants in the past. I also run Windows, Solaris, etc.
This article has a point - my parents can't use Linux. And I don't have the time to support them, even if I wanted to.
It's just like cars- people used to look and be afraid of those "new-fangled" beasts. And at first they were a pain. You had to hand start them with a crank. They didn't have windshields, so you had to wear goggles and get dirty. Then, the innovation started- windshields, steering wheels (instead of yokes), electric starters, automatic transmissions, a/c, power everything. Today, you can buy a car and if it's not a Yugo, it will probably run for a few hundred thousand miles. And it comes loaded with all kinds of neat toys.
Until the system [linux] can run without having to use a shell, manual tweeks, etc. it won't fly in the consumer world. Each release gets better, but it's still not there.
The other problem, as many have mentioned, is the amount of software available for Linux (and the means of installing it) is still a bit clumsy. Most [l]users want a GUI installation that does everything for them. And there isn't anything wrong with that. Does everyone who drives a car know exactly how that internal combustion (or electric) engine works? No...
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