Even though the guy in the story (Joe), tried linux, he tried SuSe, which, along with the popular FC4, mandrake, and all those OS's are very GUI-based. For me, real linux is defined by source-compiled operating systems, like Gentoo and arch.
They give the user the most power, the most control: Most people could never successfuly do a gentoo install. Linux is not for everyone; I hate to use the term "Elitest OS", but source-compiled operating systems just will not work for the majority of the population.
While I am very mad at Microsoft's sabotage techniques, I am not surprised, nor do I plan to do anything radical about it: I run two Gentoo computers, and I personally know that only 1 of my friends would be able to succesfully use the OS as an alternative. There is a reason why windows dominates; they just have the right formula, and a huge brainwashed audience, and the result is a huge ammount of corrupted money income. But most people just will not bother learning anything but windows. I'm used to it, and that's the attitude I expect.
I love Linux, but it's not for the majority of computer users, and shouldn't be. Because then we'll just have the same problems as windows users will.
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Well that and the fact that he hated math as a whole. =P
Even though the guy in the story (Joe), tried linux, he tried SuSe, which, along with the popular FC4, mandrake, and all those OS's are very GUI-based. For me, real linux is defined by source-compiled operating systems, like Gentoo and arch. They give the user the most power, the most control: Most people could never successfuly do a gentoo install. Linux is not for everyone; I hate to use the term "Elitest OS", but source-compiled operating systems just will not work for the majority of the population. While I am very mad at Microsoft's sabotage techniques, I am not surprised, nor do I plan to do anything radical about it: I run two Gentoo computers, and I personally know that only 1 of my friends would be able to succesfully use the OS as an alternative. There is a reason why windows dominates; they just have the right formula, and a huge brainwashed audience, and the result is a huge ammount of corrupted money income. But most people just will not bother learning anything but windows. I'm used to it, and that's the attitude I expect. I love Linux, but it's not for the majority of computer users, and shouldn't be. Because then we'll just have the same problems as windows users will.