On 06/07/2013 07:36 PM, Christopher Chan wrote: >>>> But it is of paramount importance to those running desktops! >>>> Remember that Linux became popular because it is reliable >>>> alternative to both Windows and MacOS as a desktop system. >>> Excuse me? Linux on the desktop has been and still is a goal. Maybe with >> A goal? It is already there! > > Ubuntu is a passable desktop and I use it. But it does not quite fit in an > office when compared with Windows or Mac OS X.
Sure it does. I see it all the time. If you disagree, cite examples. > Nor has it made major in-roads in the home. It has here. You need to get out more. ;) >>> Linux is popular because it was and is a cheap, reliable alternative to >>> super expensive Unix and Windows >> Linux is not cheap: it's free! And yes it is reliable. And that should >> be the goal of Illumos etc. >> A.S. > > It is most assuredly not free. Unless you happen to have a really good Linux > jack of all trades admin and also a really good lot of users. Just because > you do not have to purchase licenses does not mean it is free. That's a popular straw man, but it just doesn't bear out in real life. Linux boxes (or OS X for that matter) just do not require the degree of user support that Windows boxes do. They don't require the constant reloading, reformatting, de-virusing, etc etc. Nobody that I've moved to Linux or OS X has ever needed any support of any kind past about the second day of use. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA _______________________________________________ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss