Jeff Graves wrote: > This is the inherent problem I see with linux. I feel that it's NOT for > the average home user and I don't ever see it taking over the desktop. > However, it is an extremely lucrative option for the server side of > things. There's simply to much involved for a casual home user to deal > with. And what reasoning do they have to migrate "from the dark side"? > The don't exactly get any added benefits. > > P.S. Obscure Star Wars reference due to its release next week. > > Jeff Graves > Customer Support Engineer > Image Source, Inc. > 10 Mill Street > Bellingham, MA 02019 > > 508.966.5200 X31 - Phone > 508.966.5170 - Fax > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Email > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of M.Schild > Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 8:44 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: 240 megabyte update in 40 hours > > > > > > > > >One unfortunate reality here is that Linux is still not a viable > operating > >system for the average home user. My wife refuses to install Linux. > Her view > >of her computer is that; she sits down, turns it on, starts the web > browser, > >does some surfing, maybe prints out some files for her work that I've > created > >for her on my linux box (thanks Samba!), shut off the computer, then > walk away. > >She sees all the hours I spend at my Linux computers primarily involved > in > >maintenance and fixing bugs, etc., and she has consequently decided > that there > >is no way she'll ever install Linux. > > > >I have no personal plans of going back to Windows, but I sure > understand her > >reasoning. I've given up a personal life just for the privilege of > having a > >system that I can customize and not have Bill Gates tell me how I'm > going to do > >it. > > > >Glen > > > > I am an average home user. I installed RH7.2 two months ago. Don't know > much about things and after fighting with fdisk and druid, had to use > Partition Magic. Apart from the fact that for some reason Kmail won't > work for me ( why?) and I have to use Mozilla or Netscape, I certainly > like Linux. I still would like to find out why Mozilla ( or N.) still > 'sticks' and sulks occasionally while downloading msgs. Takes a while to > get used to Up2date and with a 57K modem and a phone line that allows > 288000bps on good days, I have just subscribed to Krud. Thanks to the > person who suggested it. I still use Win98 to unstick my mails but would > perfer to drop Microsoft totally. > Maryse > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Jeff Aside from leaving the "DARK SIDE" behind , which should be reason enough. Stability..Stability..Stability.. As a programmer since 1980.. I have had the experience of seeing Dos and windoze from the inside out.. And is mostly inside out.. ;^) Bob _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
