[NTLUG:Discuss] What makes Linux great?

[Wayne Patterson]

Glad you liked it! =) I got a kick out of it myself.

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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?
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>>Why would they even ask this stupid question they have their own linx:
>>http://www.mslinux.org/
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>>Jerry Haltom wrote:
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>>>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 
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>>>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 
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>>loading SW or 
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>>>>changing a system parameter.
>>>>MS Products are bloated and slow.
>>>>MS Operating system is a difficult platform to write 
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>>software on.  The 
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>>>>tools to help code, make the code more bloated and slower.
>>>>MS Products are too expensive. ($50 for the OS and $100 for 
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>>the Office 
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>>>>Suite is reasonable.)
>>>>MS OS Upgrades are confusing and sometimes short lived.  
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>>Windows 98, 
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>>>>Windows ME. Windows 2000, NT 4, NT 2000, XP, XP Professional.
>>>>MS Upgrades require faster computers with more memory than 
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>>the previous 
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>>>>versions to operate at the same speed.
>>>>MS Applications like Word document files are not compatible 
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>>with previous 
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>>>>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 
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>>an environment 
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>>>>that prevents it from happening.  They know these are 
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>>problems. They have 
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>>>>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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