On Tue, 2005-01-04 at 11:06, sherlock@vsnl.com wrote:
Newbies are not supposed to install and configure YOU are supposed to install and configure the system as per his requirements.
By the way my name is Jude Terrence D'souza (Terrence to most)
More nonsense. U place the real facts as they are. The masses will make a choice as opposed to hiding things and publishing ads on tv in Hindi about security of -oh-so-wormerful windows.Piracy has got nothing to do with civil disobdience. Since u are so woefully misinformed here is the difference.
Dear Jude,
We are deviating from the original topic. This is, the ease of installation and setup of M$ compared to Linux. There is no doubt about the technical superiority of Linux compared to M$. However Linux which was meant to be a solid alternative to M$ has got scattered into too many flavours and kernel versions. This makes hardware compatibility and driver availability a genuine problem, compared to M$ where practically every hardware we buy from the market has M$ drivers but they may not have Linux drivers.
I fully support the use of either genuine paid software or freeware alternatives. I got 2 comps and invested approx. 12,000/- for Me and XP, even though free linux was available. Everything does not work in linux. My scanner has no support in linux. I tried out all the suggestions for the dot matrix too, only to learn from the internet that RHEL no longer supports LPRng. I even tried installing its rpm but it gave compatibility errors with the non LPRng software already in the linux box. I don't have any such problems in M$. When I can't get my own system up, how do I do it for others?
Deep knowledge of a system is good but a supplier or service provider will not do what a programmer does. His role is limitted to finding information from the net, downloading drivers (if they are available) and successfully installing them to make all the equipment work.
I visited the link you provided and its about the legal battles between M$ and others. It is interesting information but at the end of the day, my equipment has to work. Any software that works will do.
Everyone has to manage their profession according to their knowledge resources and if M$ works for the majority it will still be the popular choice even though Linux is free. The purpose of highlighting these problems is not to discourage anyone from Linux or avoid acknowledging the programmers' efforts but to give the user feedback so that programmers can do something to overcome these problems.
According to my most limitted knowledge, this problem is due to too many linux flavours flooding the market and competing with each other instead of M$. Divide Linux and M$ rules!!
Best Wishes,
Rony.