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Thread ID: 83703	2007-10-10 07:23:00	"Linux is not ready for the desktop"!!	johnd (85)	Press F1

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600104	2007-10-10 20:25:00	Maybe because they think Linux is a good OS - why should anyone buy another product just so they can use Vista? You really don't get it . How on earth do the unwashed know Linux is a good OS? The fact that a lot of people don't even know what OS they are running should tell us something . The vast majority of people just want things to work . They don't have any inclination or ability to get help from windows oriented forums so they sure as hell won't understand Linux geek talk forums . We can all agree that you can set up a machine with Linux to reliably run a number of apps but it is the future we worry about . Like when they come back from a Harvey Norman sale with some hardware or software not able to run on Linux . They ring you as the person who advised them that Linux was the way to go (remember they don't know how to judge an OS) . So, now you feel guilty and try to help and wonder why you bothered as with several instances like this you suddenly have lost your cred and all your spare time . I could go on but this has got boring . And, BTW, the person you told to buy an external serial modem has done so and just rung you to say they can't find the socket to plug it in . Yes, those sockets are disappearing, too .	linw (53)
600105	2007-10-10 23:26:00	I have been following these posts for some time and would now like to ask: Where would we be if Windows was the one and only OS.I am pretty sure my bank account would possibly be compromised and my inbox would be full of rubbish unless I paid up to get protection.And I also think freebe things like Avast and Spybot would also be costing.	kjaada (253)
600106	2007-10-11 06:00:00	I think linux will have a hard time getting to the desktop in a big way because of one issue...... i will enlighten you all on this soon...... first i would like to ask which distro would be best for a first time switcher?	robsonde (120)
600107	2007-10-11 06:08:00	I think linux will have a hard time getting to the desktop in a big way because of one issue...... i will enlighten you all on this soon...... first i would like to ask which distro would be best for a first time switcher?Depends on which fanboy you're asking lol. One contingent in this forum will swear by PCLinuxOS, while another will swear by the advantages of Ubuntu. I personally prefer Gentoo, but for the first timer, Mepis is a pretty good starter	Myth (110)
600108	2007-10-11 06:22:00	Depends on which fanboy you're asking lol. One contingent in this forum will swear by PCLinuxOS, while another will swear by the advantages of Ubuntu. I personally prefer Gentoo, but for the first timer, Mepis is a pretty good starter and that my friends is the point! :-) that is the one factor that stops a good number of users. until there is less in-fighting of distro's there will be a problem getting good uptake on the desktop. a new user has no clue as to which distro does what and asking for advise on the average tech forum will leave them even more confused. as for me i use many an OS but not linux, so my questino was kind of flame bate :-) what i use: win XP at home as main desktop win2k at work as main desktop solaris at work as server OS open BSD at home as server OS	robsonde (120)
600109	2007-10-11 07:13:00	and that my friends is the point! :-) that is the one factor that stops a good number of users . until there is less in-fighting of distro's there will be a problem getting good uptake on the desktop . a new user has no clue as to which distro does what and asking for advise on the average tech forum will leave them even more confused . SNEAKY way to get a point across - I love it :lol: :thumbs: Never heard of Mepis before now either - guess your point is very valid .	wainuitech (129)
600110	2007-10-11 07:43:00	The reason that Linux is not ready for the desktop market is that the vast majority of users are not like me. People go to Dell/Noel Leeming/Hardly Normal/Apple and buy integrated systems because they just want to sit down and use their computer - not manage it. Right on the money.	winmacguy (3367)
600111	2007-10-11 17:56:00	and that my friends is the point! :-) that is the one factor that stops a good number of users. until there is less in-fighting of distro's there will be a problem getting good uptake on the desktop. a new user has no clue as to which distro does what and asking for advise on the average tech forum will leave them even more confused. as for me i use many an OS but not linux, so my questino was kind of flame bate :-) what i use: win XP at home as main desktop win2k at work as main desktop solaris at work as server OS open BSD at home as server OSNicely done. However, coming from a *BSD user, isn't this like "the pot calling the kettle black"? when exactly the same in-fighting occurs between users of OpenBSD, FreeBSD etc etc? As for infighting among Linux distros, yes there is, and yes, it will always happen so long as you have newbies who think the sun shines from pathetic distros like PCLOS and a few others (IMHO), and long term users who prefer the older distros (Debian, Slackware etc)	lysdexic (12796)
600112	2007-10-11 18:12:00	Nicely done. However, coming from a *BSD user, isn't this like "the pot calling the kettle black"? when exactly the same in-fighting occurs between users of OpenBSD, FreeBSD etc etc? This is true, but I would never push BSD for the desktop or try and push any OS over any other. the way that M$ took the world was to have one OS and push it to every one the same.	robsonde (120)
600113	2007-10-11 18:13:00	Incidentally, the same in-fighting occurs with all OS's. Look at the XP - Vista one going on at the moment, (and some still prefer to use 98 :p)	lysdexic (12796)
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