> First, the 'hunting for libraries' complaint is moot: I have yet to look any > further than my own LM install disks for libraries-- LM is probably better > than many distros out there as they actually provide you with more than one > install CD and all the stuff they offer has been compiled for a Mandrake > system so it's going to work.
HAHAHA ROFL ...Mandrake.... ....going to work.... Thats the best yet :) > Second, no one says you *have* to install the latest kernel and it isn't even > necessary unless you're adding brand new hardware that didn't exist six > months ago-- how many of you out there are installing kernels just because it > has a higher number? or becasue the one your using has been declared the biggest pile of (official) turkey poo (or is it greased chicken) to be released to date > By-and-by the install process is standard-- using RPMs is easy enough and for > the odd times when I have to compile there's always an "install.sh" or > "configure.sh"-- that fail because MDK like to put required things in silly places > and another silly thing that even comes with Windoze > installations: README files-- how many of you have failed to install > something properly because you didn't read the instructions. and how many instructions have you read that simply didnt work? > Bottom line: If you want something 'Just like Windows' then use Windows. > There is no such thing as out-and-out replacing an OS. They all have their > advantages and disadvantages. Linux will get there, its come a long way in the last 2 years > And while we're at it the day Linux starts acting completely like Windows is > the same day I have to defragment my ReiserFS partition after I do a virus > scan because my firewalling software didn't work. virus's will happen (or at least more trojans & worms) as Linux gets more popular on the desktop and no firewalling software is 100% > Linux is different. Get over it! I really don't care if my neighbour is > using it or not, I just want Linux to be there so I have a choice in how I > use my PC. Period! but different doesn't have to mean it cannot be user friendly (or at least a little less newbie painful) Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA
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