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"Beacouse it works"
Answer: NO. Too much time to get it configured on a standard PIII pc. My idea of an OS is one that has an application binary standard :Ex .app .bin .exe and does not have to compile 1/2 of the applications out there. I gave liniux 3 chances, well, they are used up. It does not have complete functionality out of the box. For instance, it took 2 hours to get ubuntu to play a mp3! A DARN MP3! At least firefox and flash worked... But, my Idea of an OS is one that you don't have to configure for a month. I got my macbook like home in 2 hours. In that time frame, I put all the apps I needed, got all my Docs on there, and customized it. In Linux, i could not even get 1/2 that done. Now on a usability standpoint: It sucks for people who are used to DOS commands (Me). The commands are soooooo different. Also, for someone who is 100%GUI I imagine it would be like hell. You know now the iPhone now has a higher presentage of web share than web browsers on Linux? Shows you how many people use it for day-to-day as there main machine. NOW, I am only bashing usability. The Linux kernel could be used for something great. It is a wonderful server platform, and It is wonderful for embedded use. It could be great if Mr.Torvaldes took charge of the Linux OS again. He needs to make a set of core standards beyond the kernel.
Rant form the users eye.
"Beacouse it works"
Answer: NO. Too much time to get it configured on a standard PIII pc. My idea of an OS is one that has an application binary standard :Ex .app .bin .exe and does not have to compile 1/2 of the applications out there. I gave liniux 3 chances, well, they are used up. It does not have complete functionality out of the box. For instance, it took 2 hours to get ubuntu to play a mp3! A DARN MP3! At least firefox and flash worked... But, my Idea of an OS is one that you don't have to configure for a month. I got my macbook like home in 2 hours. In that time frame, I put all the apps I needed, got all my Docs on there, and customized it. In Linux, i could not even get 1/2 that done. Now on a usability standpoint: It sucks for people who are used to DOS commands (Me). The commands are soooooo different. Also, for someone who is 100%GUI I imagine it would be like hell. You know now the iPhone now has a higher presentage of web share than web browsers on Linux? Shows you how many people use it for day-to-day as there main machine. NOW, I am only bashing usability. The Linux kernel could be used for something great. It is a wonderful server platform, and It is wonderful for embedded use. It could be great if Mr.Torvaldes took charge of the Linux OS again. He needs to make a set of core standards beyond the kernel.
Rant form the users eye.