begin quoting Darren New as of Sat, Jun 09, 2007 at 11:32:30AM -0700: [snip] > I must be missing something... > > In any case, I've never understood folks who hate Windows.
I love windows. They're how I can open up six consoles all at the same time. So long as I get to keep my beloved CLI, I don't mind the WIMP interface at all. It's great for casual activities. Now, MSWindows is another PoS entirely. Quite aside from the fact that it's from a company that's trying to (or have!) trademarked common words, which you shouldn't ought to be able to do, it's difficult to use (there is a difference between easy to learn and easy to use), obnoxious, limiting, and provides an entirely unpleasant user experience. > You have to > use it a different way than you use UNIX, but that's like hating C++ > because it isn't Tcl. No, I hate C++ because it's, well, C++. Higher-level language should *lessen* the congnitive load on the programmer, not increase it; they should allow the programmer to concentrate on the problem, not concentrate on the language issues. > Windows has strengths and weaknesses, things it > does well that Linux doesn't, and vice versa. MSWindows does an excellent job of separating users from their cash. Beyond that, it's not much good if you're not playing in the MS sandbox. If you /do/ play in the MS sandbox, sure, it's probably acceptable. But vendor lock-in is something I learned to be wary of years ago. The piper *will* be paid. -- Don't use MS OSes, MS tools, or MS languages. Anymore. And happier for it. Stewart Stremler -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-lpsg
