[Coco][Color Computer] Anyone following the latest MicrosoftandLinux debacles?

[Lothan]

Your argument that Windows is an old dog that can't be repackaged is
fallacious. In fact, we could easily turn the argument around because Linux
is nothing more than a repackaged dialect of UNIX and UNIX has been around
far longer than Windows. The real difference between Linux and Windows is
primarily in ease-of-use issues that have plagued Linux for years. The
simple act of configuring printers in Linux is daunting to most home users,
especially if those printers are shared on a network. Much of the
configurable space in Linux is developed by geeks for geeks without much
thought of how to make these features accessible to novices. More
applications are becoming available for Linux, but the Linux community needs
to move away from its geeky mind set if it is have any hope of moving into
the mainstream market.
 
-----Original Message-----
From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On
Behalf Of Basil Fitze
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 4:11 PM
To: ColorComputer at yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Coco][Color Computer] Anyone following the latest
MicrosoftandLinux debacles?


Hello,

I disagree, Windows is going like the dodo I can't wait.  If you had 
hardware providers by the ... Why would you go anywhere else.  You 
support because your forced to, just read a old HP Microsoft agreement.  
Microsoft is total crap and if not for its hold on the industry it has, 
it would never be on top.  You can thank IBM for that, but now look at 
what OS IBM has embraced and the other companies that are following.

Even Sun and it's Solaris is going Linux compatible.  You can keep 
Windows now that I have a program for Linux that replaces Frontpage so 
long Windows.  Linux is the New OS of choice for many companies and its 
getting more into the home than just a few years ago.

The issue has always been can I do that on Linux, or can it run on Linux 
and the answer is becoming a  resounding yes. That is one reason 
Microsoft is trying attack Linux though SCO and law suits because Linux 
is the OS of the future and can't or won't compete why has Microsoft not 
come out with a version of Office for Linux.  People would drop Windows 
and go to Linux and Microsoft knows this all too well.

Windows is getting old how many times can you re-package a old dog.

Tell me how many security issues has there been for Linux compared to 
Windows. Almost none and why because Windows was poorly programmed where 
Linux/BSD was designed by thousands of programmers freely exchanging of 
ideas. having learned from UNIX's problems of the past.

Linux unlike Windows comes from many directions almost anyone can create 
thier own Distro as long as they stay to the Open Source rules who knows 
the possiblities.

Personally I purchased a new computer eight months ago with Windows XP 
Home install it crashed after the second day, so I repartitioned and 
dual booted the computer with Linux.  Windows XP crashes or screws up 
almost once a week. I ended up using Linux for most of my Computer needs 
only going to Windows to use office, but with programs like Star Office 
the need is gone.  I just located a replacement for Frontpage that is 
based on Firefox and Mozilla and works perfectly and _dosn't crash_. 

To date after installling Linux Mandrake I have yet to have a problem I 
have had to fix Windows three times including a full re-install and 
thanks for me keeping a complete copy of my documents on my Linux 
partition the prcess was very easy.

If I could afford a Apple IMac it would me my alternate as it is based 
on BSD, but would still keep my Linux box minus the Windows.