It seems the only information in a review of a linux distribution is how easy/hard it is it to install. Enough already! Linux isn't hard to install any more! There, done, let's move on!
I'm not a linux user, but I have dabbled with many of the newbie friendly distros (RedHat, Mandrake, Caldera, etc). And since the days of RedHat 6, I have had good luck installing every distro I've played with. My problems with using linux have always come after the install. Or, more specifically, when I try to install something else.
I really don't see the point in putting significant effort in improving the installation of the OS. Or in making the desktop more pretty or intuitive. Linux really isn't that hard to do stuff in, even for newbies.
But when it comes to downloading and installing other programs, the results vary wildly from program to program, at least in my experience. That's the most frustrating thing about linux for me. And I haven't had good luck with rpms, either.
What I'd really like to see is a distro that pours all its effort into making programs install easier. I don't need an interface that tries to clone windows. I don't need an install that plays games (though that is kinda cool). I just want to be able to go out on the web, grab some random programs, and be able to run them with only a reasonable amount of hassle.
The problem with the square school of rpg's is that they haven't evolved at all from the SNES days.
Yet people still continue to play FF games in droves (myself included). There seems to something inherent in Square's FF formula that just doesn't get old for a lot of people. Most game franchises could never get away with sticking to the same basic gameplay across 10 games. Hell, most game franchises don't even have the legs to last for 10 games.
If there are no jobs, there are no jobs. How is making yourself better qualified for jobs that don't exist helpful?
It's not that there are no jobs out there. It's that there are fewer jobs. Fewer jobs means more competition for each position, which means the more qualified applicant gets the job. While I don't know how much weight this kind of experience has with employers, it does look better than no experience at all.
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It seems the only information in a review of a linux distribution is how easy/hard it is it to install. Enough already! Linux isn't hard to install any more! There, done, let's move on!
I'm not a linux user, but I have dabbled with many of the newbie friendly distros (RedHat, Mandrake, Caldera, etc). And since the days of RedHat 6, I have had good luck installing every distro I've played with. My problems with using linux have always come after the install. Or, more specifically, when I try to install something else.
I really don't see the point in putting significant effort in improving the installation of the OS. Or in making the desktop more pretty or intuitive. Linux really isn't that hard to do stuff in, even for newbies.
But when it comes to downloading and installing other programs, the results vary wildly from program to program, at least in my experience. That's the most frustrating thing about linux for me. And I haven't had good luck with rpms, either.
What I'd really like to see is a distro that pours all its effort into making programs install easier. I don't need an interface that tries to clone windows. I don't need an install that plays games (though that is kinda cool). I just want to be able to go out on the web, grab some random programs, and be able to run them with only a reasonable amount of hassle.
- Jon
I can't reach this site, has it been slashdotted? It's a .mil site, so does this act of slashdotting count as terrorism?
The problem with the square school of rpg's is that they haven't evolved at all from the SNES days.
Yet people still continue to play FF games in droves (myself included). There seems to something inherent in Square's FF formula that just doesn't get old for a lot of people. Most game franchises could never get away with sticking to the same basic gameplay across 10 games. Hell, most game franchises don't even have the legs to last for 10 games.
If there are no jobs, there are no jobs. How is making yourself better qualified for jobs that don't exist helpful?
It's not that there are no jobs out there. It's that there are fewer jobs. Fewer jobs means more competition for each position, which means the more qualified applicant gets the job. While I don't know how much weight this kind of experience has with employers, it does look better than no experience at all.