[NTLUG:Discuss] What makes Linux great?

[Neil Aggarwal]

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: discuss-bounces at ntlug.org 
> [mailto:discuss-bounces at ntlug.org] On Behalf Of Wayne Patterson
> Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 8:12 PM
> To: NTLUG Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] What makes Linux great?
> 
> 
> 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. :)
> >
> >And would a good Microsoft be that bad? Is a good IBM that bad? Hmmm.
> >
> >On Sat, 2003-12-20 at 23:38, Kipton Moravec wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>At 10:06 PM 12/20/03, you wrote:
> >>Neil Aggarwal wrote:
> >>
> >>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.
> >>
> >>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.
> >>
> >>Does ANYONE here truly want that to happen?
> >>
> >>If not - then why help him?
> >>-------------------------------------------
> >>
> >>There are a bunch of reasons Technical and otherwise.
> >>
> >>For me the reasons are:
> >>
> >>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.)
> >>
> >>That is a start.
> >>
> >>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.
> >>
> >>There is nothing we can tell them that they do not already know.
> >>
> >>Kip
> >>
> >>
> >>
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