I think his change in tone was a little forced as he still manages to get a bash in at
"The trick is finding a system that doesn't take an army of geeks to install and configure and does what you need it to do out of the box" However he is still grudgingly positive about linux "Of all the alternative operating systems, one stands out when it comes to great performance on lower-spec hardware - Linux. Those of you shaking your heads and turning the page, hold on. There are plenty of other options if you can't stomach Linux, but I can tell you right now they won't perform anywhere near as well as a well- tuned Linux setup, so bear with me for a moment" However his tone does seem to suggest that linux is a last resort if your machine won't take xp or win98! I wonder if there would be an appetite in the local press for a true man on the street comparison of the two operating systems. From install to internet and to document production and email on both windows and linux side by side. It could be a good article in the middle of a recession. -----Original Message----- From: jim.cheet...@gmail.com [mailto:jim.cheet...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Jim Cheetham Sent: Thursday, 19 March 2009 2:57 pm To: linux-users@it.canterbury.ac.nz Subject: Re: linux in media in a better light On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 2:01 PM, Adrian Mageanu <adrian.mage...@totalimex.com> wrote: > Example given is this article in The Press > http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/2269025/Renew-your-old-PC > > that offers Linux as a viable alternative for desktops and home use. > > I don't personally know the author of the article, but he has my tick > of approval for what he wrote there. > > Noting that he is the same author who wrote the previously discussed > articles, I welcome the change of tone and touch of objectivity. His advice is suspect ... "find an old 98 disk and install" is terrible. It's unlikely that the licensing would be valid, and Win98 is totally unsupported, and supports only outdated and insecure versions of IE. A pretty irresponsible comment. He avoids the comparison of Linux with XP/Vista, by implying that it is only worth considering if you have outdated hardware. A head-to-head comparison would be more interesting, from the perspective of improving the performance of your existing machine by switching OS. On the plus side, he has targetted pretty much the correct distributions for the hardware in question. So that's good :-) -jim ********************************************************************** This electronic email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. The views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the Christchurch City Council. If you are not the correct recipient of this email please advise the sender and delete. Christchurch City Council http://www.ccc.govt.nz **********************************************************************
