XP Performance

[Marvin Bellamy]

Straying OT...

The usability of Linux is what's killing it's chances of being a serious 
contender to Windows.  There are a lot of installation show-stoppers 
that aren't even documented.  I had a hell of a time with Redhat just 
getting AVIs to play, probably two weeks before I found a reference to 
the gcc2.96 issue.  How many people on this list run Linux exclusively? 
 You almost always have to go back to Windoze to get some apps to run 
easily.  M$ is an evil corporate entity, but they got here by opening up 
the industry to non-techs.  Until there is a Linux distro that non-techs 
can easily use (I mean without relying on a techie friend to 
troubleshoot), M$ will continue to dominate.  I've been screwing around 
with Linux for about a year now (spending quite a bit of time per week 
tweaking my desktop), and I have just reached the point that I have all 
the functionality that I need (less running Win32 apps).  KDE is still 
much slower than Windoze :(

Patrick Thurmond wrote:

> I know your completely abhorrent to XP, and I don't blame you. But 
> your biggest complaint I see so far is that it costs money. Now I am 
> pretty experienced with computers in general and I have a hell of a 
> time just installing things like netscape or staroffice in linux. I 
> follow the directions to the letter (most which require console 
> commands) and that doesn't do it. Nor do many variations. I have read 
> alot of info on linux and when something that should be simple like a 
> software install becames a huge pain, you know somethings wrong. And I 
> not just talkin one distro, I am talkin redhat, debian, mandrake, and 
> slackware.
>
> My arguments aren't mindless or experienceless ones but come on, 
> program installation shouldn't be so difficult. I don't mind using the 
> console, but I have to type in huge strings to execute the commands, 
> that includes triggers and switches and such. Your talkin down on XP, 
> yet I haven't seen it crash, it can format a brand new hdd in under 1 
> minute, and it boots very swiftly, and its really user friendly. I 
> will always use linux for things like servers and net admin, no prob, 
> but I am having a heck of a time using it as an everyday desktop.
>
> -Patrick
>
>   Jonathan Hutchins <hutchins at opus1.com> wrote:
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: Patrick Thurmond [mailto:p_thurmond at yahoo.com]
>
>     > I will try to come in December to one of
>     > the meetings and educate everyone on the
>     > features of XP.
>
>     I think that would be a pretty poor way to spend LUG time, and a
>     very good
>     way to get yourself pelted with rotten vegetables.
>
>     We all get plenty of exposure to Microsoft's "education" as it is.
>
>     XP's primary benefit is that license fees go to Redmond.
>
>
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