** Reply to message from Druppy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Wed, 4 Jun 2008 15:24:02 -0700
> Exactly! Normal people don't maintain or administer anything! That's > the difference, they turn it on, they download / start their favorite > app that their BFFJILL told them they just have to get and that's it. > I wouldn't want to administer a windows machine either, I turn it on > load my favorite game of the month play for a few hours and then turn > it off and say a small prayer to the anti-virus/spyware Gods. it has been the fact that Windows does not keep running for the average user which allowed me to install Linux on a half dozen common Windows users computers. A couple of them my wife was doing the support to keep them going when they crapped out and that even included a couple of complete re-installations. The stuff falls apart and once Linux was dual booting as the primary OS, the "support" calls went to 1/year if that. New printers, dead mouse batteries, and a cable modem IP change have been the only issues. Walking them through adding a new app via Synaptic was also a "support" issue. BFD compared to the junk my wife had to deal with in Windows. The downside is that we don't get any more free dinners for fixing the computers. But, I've heard people say that Windows just keeps working fine for them for many years. I find it very difficult to believe given all the experiences I've heard around me and my wifes had to deal with. To each his/her own. Doug -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
