You aren't a power user, you're a Windows Yuppie. I think all people who say Windows is better than Linux should just stick to Windows. If you actually spend a week on a Linux box and are somewhat competent, you can get everything configured properly. The only trouble you might run into is hardware support. Then again, we may just have different opinions of "power user"...
First, let me just say that I only read the first 4 paragraphs of your comment. MY outlook on Linux is that, well, most people should stay away from it. Either stay away from it or shut up and learn how to use it. If you want to keep spending money on new computers/upgrades just so you can run the latest Windows OS, since you need to upgrade your OS to stay up to date with Windows software, then do it.
"The problem with Linux is not that it's not production ready, it's that it's a system that doesn't have anything special to offer and has nowhere new left to go" WTF? So being able to edit the source code to certain apps, or being able to recompile the kernel for maximum performance are nothing special? I guess you just need to be someone who likes to be able to customize your OS and not have to pay for (or use a pirated copy of) your OS and software. Anyway, I've gotta get back to doing something productive. P.S. Try using something other than Mandriva or RedHat if you want better performance. I recommend Gentoo (WARNING: The installation process is probably more than you can handle, so don't worry about it, just keep your security blanket you call Windows.)
If no one else is glad that there are many distributions to choose from, I am. I've tried my hand at a fair share of distros, and I'm currently using Slackware 10. When you think of all the different users out there, and the different package management systems (apt-get, slackware package management, portage, bsd ports, YuM and YaST), it is really great that if I want to install programs via rpm, I can use SuSE or RedHat/Fedora, but if I want to have the best performance (and have a bit of time to spare), I can use Gentoo. I'm planning on upgrading to Gentoo whenever I get a backup PC and then I will be able to create the perfect system for my needs. That's right, I said it would be perfect. If there weren't so many different distros, nerds like me would be bound by basically the same limitations as a Windows system, or non-nerds would be lost in a world of command line options. I just thought that I would express my opinion about the freedom of choice between different distros to allow different users to perform whichever task(s) they need to.
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You aren't a power user, you're a Windows Yuppie. I think all people who say Windows is better than Linux should just stick to Windows. If you actually spend a week on a Linux box and are somewhat competent, you can get everything configured properly. The only trouble you might run into is hardware support. Then again, we may just have different opinions of "power user"...
First, let me just say that I only read the first 4 paragraphs of your comment. MY outlook on Linux is that, well, most people should stay away from it. Either stay away from it or shut up and learn how to use it. If you want to keep spending money on new computers/upgrades just so you can run the latest Windows OS, since you need to upgrade your OS to stay up to date with Windows software, then do it. "The problem with Linux is not that it's not production ready, it's that it's a system that doesn't have anything special to offer and has nowhere new left to go" WTF? So being able to edit the source code to certain apps, or being able to recompile the kernel for maximum performance are nothing special? I guess you just need to be someone who likes to be able to customize your OS and not have to pay for (or use a pirated copy of) your OS and software. Anyway, I've gotta get back to doing something productive. P.S. Try using something other than Mandriva or RedHat if you want better performance. I recommend Gentoo (WARNING: The installation process is probably more than you can handle, so don't worry about it, just keep your security blanket you call Windows.)
If no one else is glad that there are many distributions to choose from, I am. I've tried my hand at a fair share of distros, and I'm currently using Slackware 10. When you think of all the different users out there, and the different package management systems (apt-get, slackware package management, portage, bsd ports, YuM and YaST), it is really great that if I want to install programs via rpm, I can use SuSE or RedHat/Fedora, but if I want to have the best performance (and have a bit of time to spare), I can use Gentoo. I'm planning on upgrading to Gentoo whenever I get a backup PC and then I will be able to create the perfect system for my needs. That's right, I said it would be perfect. If there weren't so many different distros, nerds like me would be bound by basically the same limitations as a Windows system, or non-nerds would be lost in a world of command line options. I just thought that I would express my opinion about the freedom of choice between different distros to allow different users to perform whichever task(s) they need to.