If you want an out-of-the-box MS alternative that makes a solid work =
station
and has a community of support... Just go buy a Mac with OS X.=20

There are many reasons to run Linux, and *nix in general. It's =
definitely
not a toy, rather, more like a pet. A pet rottweiler. When it's a puppy =
it's
cute and it pees everwhere. Once you feed it and train it, it's the =
meanest
dog in the neighborhood and it protects you from attack.

There's a reason that Oracle, Sun, Silicon Graphics, IBM, and so on and =
so
on are adopting linux for their purposes.

Sounds like Tom didn't have a good experience and for his purpose, needs =
an
"out-of-the-box" desktop OS solution.

I find XP to be a great desktop OS as well.

It's all about your purpose.=20
=20
 ..:: Randy Melder ::..
 602-279-0135 - www.spininternetmedia.com
=20
=20
=20


-----Original Message-----
From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
[mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of Gary
Nichols
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 9:07 AM
To: Plug-Discuss (E-mail)
Subject: Re: Good Bye Linux


On Mon, 16 Jun 2003, Tom Achtenberg wrote:

> After several weeks of unsuccessful effort to install Linux on a=20
> desktop I am giving up and returning to more profitable activities.  I =

> have tried 3 different distributions (Mandrake 9.1, Red Hat 8.0 and=20
> Knoppix
> 3.2) all with much hassle and no success.  Some on this list have
> alluded that I have a hardware problem yet the same PC was rock solid =
on
> Windows 98 SE. =20

Somehow I missed this discussion.  What's wrong?  What doesn't work? =20
Perhaps I'll have to scan the archives later.

> Last night I installed Windows 2000 server on it with no problems=20
> whatsoever.  The evidence leads me to conclude that Linux has some=20
> small niche areas it is good at, as a desktop OS it is simply not=20
> there.

Linux is just like every other OS in existence.  Some hardware it likes, =

some hardware it doesn't.  Ever try to load Windows 98SE on some early=20
Compaq gear?  YIKES!  I still have an imprint of a desk on my forehead.


> Yes, if you are geeky enough and have the time to spend editing config =

> files by hand and recompiling every app so it works on your machine it =

> may be fun.  I need to spend my time in more productive environments.

K.  Perhaps this task should have been delegated.

> Using Dereks criteria when he labeled FoxPro a "toy"
> database I have to say Linux is a "toy" OS.

Not touching this - missed this discussion too apparently.

> Good for specific narrow applications but run the whole enterprise on
it?  No way.

Quick.  Somebody call Google, eBay and Amazon... they need to remove =
Linux=20
immediately.  :-) =20

I understand your frustration.  This is similar to my first experiences=20
installing IRIX.  *shudders*

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