You're right, and I'd like to add something to it.
I installed WindozeXP last week, and I noticed that fully patched with SP1 and Norton antivirus, the thing had a whoppin' 3.5 Gb. I tought: 3.5Gb and I just got media player and wordpad... When I install Linux on my box I usually do full install, for ~2.5Gb and I get an insane amount of software, anything I could think of 3 time each: 3 web browsers, 3 spreadsheets, tons of games, around 10 graphical environments... Where does all that space goes in windows??
"Normal" people don't give a sh*t about sites like that. What they need is cd's a la AOL filled with OpenOffice.Org, Mozilla Firebird&Thunderbird, a win32 port of Xine (Now THAT would be cool), ect...
That and more exposure from mainstream media.
I'm sorry but this is the only way OSS will really take off.
Always good to see people coming to the light side ;)
You're right, and I'd like to add something to it. I installed WindozeXP last week, and I noticed that fully patched with SP1 and Norton antivirus, the thing had a whoppin' 3.5 Gb. I tought: 3.5Gb and I just got media player and wordpad... When I install Linux on my box I usually do full install, for ~2.5Gb and I get an insane amount of software, anything I could think of 3 time each: 3 web browsers, 3 spreadsheets, tons of games, around 10 graphical environments... Where does all that space goes in windows??
"Normal" people don't give a sh*t about sites like that. What they need is cd's a la AOL filled with OpenOffice.Org, Mozilla Firebird&Thunderbird, a win32 port of Xine (Now THAT would be cool), ect... That and more exposure from mainstream media. I'm sorry but this is the only way OSS will really take off.
Do you realize how well your comment works for a company? Yeah, as a home user, that may apply, but try not paying that MS tax if you're a company...
Will it be enough to run Doom III? :)
*ducks*
This is exactly how should work a democracy. With power comes the duty to be transparent and subject to critic.
Goatse stickers! Then everybody around will know you're a /. reader.