I don't care about all my apps having a unified 'look 'n feel' (boring!) I don't care there's no standard 'base-system'. I like the variety! Little things like cut/paste, I can work around.
If the home user wants to run Linux, let them take the time to learn what it's all about. Efforts like ubuntu which appear to aim at dumbing it all down for Joe Sixpack are IMHO, rather insulting. Fine -make your easy-peasey, unified system. I'll keep the chaos/versatlity thank you very much.
"But our future security is going to depend increasingly on identifying and catching the shadowy figures who exist primarily in the elusive online world.'"
Bullshit.
If my future security depends on the governments ability to destroy online anonymity, I want a different government.
Make the borders secure. Packets of data don't scare me.
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I have to say I don't care.
I don't care about all my apps having
a unified 'look 'n feel' (boring!)
I don't care there's no standard 'base-system'.
I like the variety!
Little things like cut/paste, I can work around.
If the home user wants to run Linux, let them
take the time to learn what it's all about.
Efforts like ubuntu which appear to aim at dumbing it all down for Joe Sixpack are IMHO, rather insulting. Fine -make your easy-peasey, unified system. I'll keep the chaos/versatlity thank you very much.
Debian has a floozy:0 4.php
http://www.linuxforum.com/linux_wallpapers_full/1
"But our future security is going to depend increasingly on identifying and catching the shadowy figures who exist primarily in the elusive online world.'" Bullshit. If my future security depends on the governments ability to destroy online anonymity, I want a different government. Make the borders secure. Packets of data don't scare me.
You can *make* Linux more secure by customizing it, and how you can't do that with Windows (any version)?