On 3/14/2010 10:19 AM, James Knott wrote: > I have worked with computers for over 34 years. I have worked at IBM > providing 3rd level support for OS/2 and Windows. I have used Linux > for many years. In short, I have a lot of hands on experience with > Linux, Windows, OS/2 and other. I am speaking from years of actual, > real world experience when I state that many of the problems users > experience are due to shoddy software from Microsoft.
So what does any of that have to do with the issue under discussion? > Perhaps you can explain to me why my own personal notebook computer > (an IBM ThinkPad which is the only computer I own that has Windows on > it) runs Linux reliably but regularly locks up with XP. Bad windows drivers - video being the first one I'd look at? > Perhaps you can explain why another computer at work, running Windows > crashes or locks up. Crapware? Old/buggy/outdated drivers? Soft FS corruption that hasn't ever been fixed? Bad power supply or RAM? Lots of potential reasons. I'll be happy to fix it for you - my rates are $100/hr. > Again, I have never, not once ever seen Linux crash. Then you are either extremely lucky, or don't really use linux that much or do that much with it - or I guess you could be a liar... I'm not saying it isn't good. I use linux on all of my servers (although I've been toying with the idea of replacing them with FreeeBSD someday) - I'm just saying it is built by people, and therefore imperfect, and does occasionally suffer problems of bad/buggy drivers, kernels, s/w, and yes, even the occasional bad hardware. > I also know there's never been a viable virus for Linux, nor is > there likely to be one, due to the differences between Linux & > Windows. That all depends. Most linux systems by default don't encourage the user to run as root like Windows. But, I guess this all depends on how you define 'virus'. There have been a number of linux exploits that have resulted in lots of compromised web servers. > I suggest you learn from the real world. I do - that's where I live, unlike this fantasy land you seem to live in. > You might also want to read up on the Netscape vs Microsoft trial > about how MS claimed they couldn't remove Internet Explorer, because > it was part of the operating system, even though at the time it > wasn't. However, with the next version of Windows, it was embedded in > the operating system, in violation of good software engineering > principles, which then caused browser problems to become operating > system problems. Microsoft has not gained it's position because of > product quality. They got there by using illegal or border line > illegal methods, up to and including extortion to force market share. > There is a *LOT* of documented history of this. You might also want > to look at how they rammed OOXML through ISO as an example. All of which is totally irrelevant to the issue under discussion... Fanboism is a disease... --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
