<snip!> > If the evaluation of Windows versus GNU/Linux ?covers and is restricted to - > Reliability, ?Performance, ?Flexibility (configuration options), > ?Ease-of-Use, Security (very, very important) ?and Value ?(Overall > Costs/ROI), then there is little argument ?- or should be - that GNU/Linux > is "proven" far superior to any iteration of Windows up to and including > Vista, even given that most creditable Market Research firms and some > Fortune 500 corporations have determined that /*neither OS has an advantage > in the 'Ease-of-Use area*/, of which the choice is purely personal. > > Therefore, using Scribus on either OS would or should take above into > consideration, along with other applications used and the working/business > arena that may dictate a particular selection. <snip!>
I am a Linux advocate. I am also a sysadmin/IT guy and thus get requests from family and friends to "[help fix/install something/check for viruses/wahatever] to my computer". I typically do not recommend Windows as an option. When people ask me to do something I tell them, "Um, my solution is to install Ubuntu, so please make sure you understand that up front". However, even I disagree with the blanket statement that Linux is proven superior to Windows. Even taking your above mentioned 6 points as the comparison basis, because I think there are some significant comparison points missing. Such as the specific user comfort/knowledge level. Niche market software. Other Windows only software. Incompatible legacy hardware (there are still a number of things that Just Don't Work(TM) on Linux, some printers and scanners as examples). I could elaborate further but I have to put kids to bed. Seeya! -- JDS
