I guess a real answer from me (not the M$ sucks one) is in order. I've worked in the computer industry for a long time. Windows didn't exist, heck PC's didn't exist when I took my first Cobol class int 1977. People use computers for different reasons, to play games, write email, programming, etc... I've worked as a Cobol programmer, help desk, technical writer, system administrator, and many other functions and positions. All of these things can be done with Windows, all of these things can be done with Linux, and all of these things can be done with any computer today no mater the Operating System. People who embrace Linux do so for their own reasons, even if it's "I hate M$". I don't hate M$, but I've worked with their products for so long nothing in them is new. They are great for the neophyte, but I need a challenge. Windows has become mindless in that everything can be done in the GUI. But I want to think about what I want to do, I can add a site to M$ dns in my sleep. I guess I like Linux because... I can. Brady Hegberg wrote: >Well, you could be right, I don't use Windows for much anymore so I'm >not sure what that experience is like. I'm thinking about things like: > >- The Flash installer doesn't run automatically like it does in Windows >and until recently it wouldn't even install plugins in the proper >directory. > >- The USB printer wouldn't be recognized unless it was turned on when >the computer was booted. > >- I recently tried to get a USB wireless connection going and gave up >after a few days of fiddling and compiling and recompiling drivers. > > > >>On Sat, 16 Aug 2003, Brady Hegberg wrote: >> >> >> >>>Generally you can't do a lot with Linux unless you're an expert (so >>>far). Example: Just installing my mom's printer (which even had a >>>sticker of Tux on it!) involved logging in as root and changing >>>permissions on files. >>> >>> >>And how is this different in windows? you still have to be an >>administrator to install hardware and software in windows (recent >>versions win95+ did not have "user" accounts) >> >>now i understand that a lot of companies and users simply grant the user >>accounts administrator priviledges, but if anything, this is a weakness in >>windows now linux. >> >>Munir Nassar >>RedConcepts.NET >>http://redconcepts.net/ >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >>http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org >>https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> >> > > >_______________________________________________ >TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org >https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list