If you think Linux is great now, wait till the Office tools get
improved, additional vidio card drivers and improved kernel are added.
I'll give it 2 - 5 years. It'll be good-bye Microsoft for me...That's
the only reason I'm hanging on to MS ,is that I still need MSWord,
Excel, a certain simulation tool and a good html editor with WYSIWYG.
However, I can already replace Excel with Kspread. Are there any good
math programs and html editors out there for Linux?
"Charles A. Punch" wrote:
>
> Solver wrote:
>
> >
> > An average, or lower, user, assuming he has got kowledge of English, can
> > install Windows without trouble, easily install apps under it, click start,
> > point to programs and Microsoft Word.........
>
> > This kind of statement is one of the things that scares off potential Linux users.
>I switched over to Linux, because Windows crashed on me and would not re-install
>correctly on my laptop. In desperation I installed LM 71, which I had played around
>with, but was afraid of, because of statements like the one above or, "Linux is not
>user friendly" It installed without a hitch and I managed to get my mailing list done
>on time. It was easier to install than Windows, contrary to popular belief. I have
>not looked back since. I use Win98 now only because I have not figured out how to
>install my scanner correctly, but I have had trouble with peripherals in windows as
>well. My zip drive gave me a real hard time to install in Windows, but LM recognized
>it with no problem. I didn't have to do anything. I didn't install a driver or
>anything, it just worked after install.
>
> Solver also wrote;
>
> > Once, when I was instructing a user to type DOS commands, I didn't say open
> > the MS-DOS prompt. I just said:
> > Type the following commands:
> > cd \windows
> > copy user.dat \backup
> > copy user.da0 \backup
> > defrag
> > ....
> > And, when nothing worked I was suprised. Turned out that user typed it all
> > in Word... And I can never imagine users like this installing Linux apps and
> > compiling sources.
> > Solver...........
>
> > It sounds like the above "user" would have trouble with any operating system, but
>it would fall under the category of a non sequitor to assume that he would have any
>more trouble with Linux than with Windows or for that matter, any other OS. I use
>Linux because it is easier to install and use than Windows. No defragmenting or
>cleaning up the registry every five minutes like in Windows, less crashes from
>opening too many programs at once and finally less chance of getting a virus. Okay,
>so some software is a little harder to install, but it seems that I see more and more
>RPMs instead of or in addition to than in the past and that is a small concession to
>make for all the other advantages.
>
> ShalomOut
> Chal
>
> Registered Linux user #217118
