Randall Oshita wrote:
Sup guys,
I?m a heavy Windows user, and a Linux newbie.
Why are open-source gurus so adamant towards Microsoft? <my opinion
after surfing around numerous open-source communities.
Is it because they don?t give their software away for free?
I know Linux dudes say it sucks but why? What makes it better?
I?m not trying to cause a fight with you guys, I like my Red Hat, just
wanted to hear some opinions.
Thanks.
Randall Oshita
Personally, I just try to use the cheapest thing that does the job well.
I have a fair number of windows machines. There's some stuff I can do
on windows that I just can't do on linux yet (though most of that is due
to a lack of commercially supported applications, which there's not much
the "community" can do about).
Would I set my grandma up on Linux? Probably not. While grandma can
probably use KDE/GNOME, she can't walk out to CompUSA and buy the latest
and greatest version of <insert common windows software here> and run it.
However, don't complain about the ease of use thing. That's utterly
wrong. I've set up computers for people who have never touched one
before. Let me say they have as hard a time learning Win9x as they do
learning KDE. The main reason people say "it's harder" is because it's
different than what they're used to. They have to relearn some stuff,
and people don't like to do that.
--MonMotha
P.S. I think your date might be off by a few months.
