[NTLUG:Discuss] What makes Linux great?

[Wayne Patterson]

Why would they even ask this stupid question they have their own linx:
http://www.mslinux.org/

Jerry Haltom wrote:

>I think it's forgone conclusion that it is not possible for MS to
>implement the things in Linux that make Linux better than Windows,
>without ceasing to be Microsoft and becoming a good member of society.
>Frankly I don't see this happening, ever. So by all means tell him
>everything. They'll never implement it the way we want. :)
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>And would a good Microsoft be that bad? Is a good IBM that bad? Hmmm.
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>On Sat, 2003-12-20 at 23:38, Kipton Moravec wrote:
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>>At 10:06 PM 12/20/03, you wrote:
>>Neil Aggarwal wrote:
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>>But I don't think it's a technical matter.  I really don't
>>care how much better or worse Windows is.   Given that's
>>the case, why on earth should I help him understand what
>>MS needs to do to take OUR market share.
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>>Think about this.  If we give him detailed technical
>>reasons why Linux users don't use Windows - and if MS
>>then goes and implements those things - then less people
>>will use Linux and more will use Microsoft.
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>>Does ANYONE here truly want that to happen?
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>>If not - then why help him?
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>>There are a bunch of reasons Technical and otherwise.
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>>For me the reasons are:
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>>MS Products are prone to virus attacks.
>>MS Products crash the computer too much.
>>You have to reboot the computer too often, especially when loading SW or 
>>changing a system parameter.
>>MS Products are bloated and slow.
>>MS Operating system is a difficult platform to write software on.  The 
>>tools to help code, make the code more bloated and slower.
>>MS Products are too expensive. ($50 for the OS and $100 for the Office 
>>Suite is reasonable.)
>>MS OS Upgrades are confusing and sometimes short lived.  Windows 98, 
>>Windows ME. Windows 2000, NT 4, NT 2000, XP, XP Professional.
>>MS Upgrades require faster computers with more memory than the previous 
>>versions to operate at the same speed.
>>MS Applications like Word document files are not compatible with previous 
>>versions.
>>MS does not follow standards. They add to standards so they are not 
>>compatible. (i.e. Java, Front Page Extensions, etc.)
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>>That is a start.
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>>I truly believe MS can not fix these problems.  They have an environment 
>>that prevents it from happening.  They know these are problems. They have 
>>either chosen not to fix them or can not fix them.
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>>There is nothing we can tell them that they do not already know.
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>>Kip
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