I realize you're venting but let's go over some of these:
On Sun, 30 Apr 2000, you wrote:
> I'm not trying to be unreasonable but I have worked on linux for well over a
> year and Id like to say that linux is greater than windows stability etc.
> But I've have enough of the critism that is passed around by the linux
> community, whats the matter with you people Bill Gates made a system that is so
> easy to use that an idiot could use it and add to it on the fly, and as for
> servers all companies that I have been to don't use linux for their servers they
> use NT,
Yes, the windows bashing does get pretty intense at times but you've got your
opinions too, so...................... Besides I have had several experiences
with windows where if I wasn't very familiar with the OS I would have given up
in frustration, sometimes just because the OS was designed for idiots, that it
made it harder.
> When I spend the time and the money which is scarce to download software for
> my linux off the Internet and run the installation it never works and what's
> more is that in order to get it to work if have know all about programming and
> text based linux/Unix if you like, and yet If you don't use this flavor of linux
> well too bad now you have have to learn a new flovour so that you get the
> feature you like. And 4 months later ...
> If you which to compete with windows you have to create a product that has
> have builtin server tools that an idiot can use, a graphic frontend that an
> idiot can understand, easy software addition that is idiot proof and just
> works
> No matter what I try to add i always need something else. I have 3
> pcs on a network and flavours of linux on they are all unstable worse than
> windows ever was.
This I just don't get. RPM's are as easy or easier than any setup program in
windows, and will warn you if you need something on you system. Sure, every
program could include all the libraries etc. it needs but can you imagine how
much of your scarce time that would involve? Besides what MSWindows bundle
includes just about every application you'll need on one or 2 CD's for 0 - 70
bucks?
>
> So if you want to come and watch how when I insert a picture into netscape
> composer or office 2000 or even wordperfect eight how it crashes, the program
> just disspears off the screen and one has to start all over again.
> Star Office is so slow that I could go and have a 3 course meal while it eats
> up my cpu time and slows my pc down to the speed of a 486 sx before its ready
> to use. And yet is is advertised that you could run linux on a 486 with 16mb
> ram , I think somebody should pull that statement back. <-snip->
I would agree with you here, because the distributions out of the box Are
configures to run too much at boot time for a newbie and there is no evident
way to configure it otherwise, or to tell what everything does. Cleaned up
though I would think a 486 with 16 MB is reasonable. Every tried to run
windows on that set-up. I have. Slow. How about a 386 with 8 MB, win95 minimum
configuration. A Joke.
> So in conclution I ask anyone out there If there is a flavour of linux that
> has server and tools built in for use as a pdc dns etc. the grapghic front end
> that i easy to understand and if i try to run the vmware that i bought for 400
> dollars will it work with out telling me my kernel is an asshole and i must now
> try mdk, and loose the nice file manger that did my networking for me in corel
> os. Or Ihave a nice set of graphic tools suse but (cad3d) it's to complicated
> and takes months wich no in modern times can afford to spend learning .
> So now I'll just have corel because I can manage my network in the network
> neighbourhood that is like windows but now I cant do my graphic design because
> corel only provides me with and unstable gimp .
> this is where I would much prefer to just put windows back on all my pcs
> becuase I just cant win with this linux.
You are mixing Linux and the applications. Some administrative tools are
distribution specific but the applications can be used with almost any distro.
Get'em and install them.
<-snip->
>
> Please Dont take this mail as an Insult or as an attack Iam simply stating
> the factsas I have experienced them
>
> PS: excuse the spelling the kmail spellchecker doesnt work properly so i gave
> up with it .
Works for me but I don't need it : )
>
> thanks
> Chadley Wilson
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 012 3332276
