Zell1995 (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

I use Windows Vista for it's simplexity, Direct x 10, and gaming.It's amazing for the stuff I want to do.

jonthecomposer (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

I apologize about the "brainwashing" comment, but I am just that way with pretty much ALL of today's modern digital sales.This is how Linux helped me: I use Puppy Linux on over 90% of my Windows repairs. Also, when I was in college and my XP installation had HUGE problems with a small legitimate driver (constant blue screens), Ubuntu saved my ass. I used OpenOffice for my docs and was able to get all my online work done. Without it, I would have been toast.

jonthecomposer (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

Look, we're not trying to say you suck because you use Windows. I use Windows myself right along with Linux. But they both have their strengths and weaknesses. And since the Linux mantra is all about freedom, the Linux community is by default fine with Windows (or at least they should be). With that being said, you cannot honestly put down ALL Linux for ONE problem. That would be comparable to scrapping Windows because it wouldn't support your sound card.

Eikinkloster (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

I messed up with the "not end user ready make" but I guess it's still readable. Anyway, I'll tell you the kind of thing that grosses me out with Linux (and so open myself to like criticism): at some point I was a BOINC enthusiast, and I wanted to run it on all of my processors. I had it running on Windows XP and on Mac OS X by basically double clicking an icon. For Ubuntu I had a *page long recipe* and in the end, it didn't work :-). So, not ready for me.

Eikinkloster (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

Hey, come on, I said it _probably is_ VERY crappy. I don't even think Linux is ready for the end user: It certainly isn't ready for me. But not being able to make an unspecified wireless card work with a system not end user ready make. Both my Atheros AR5008X Wireless Network Adapter and my DLINK-DI-524 adapter play seamlessly with Ubuntu, while my Encore ENPWI-G Wireless PCMCIA Adapter from Hell took me days to figure out how to work on _Windows XP_.

chunksloth (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

So in response to REAL shortcomings in the Linux iser experience you:1. Tell me that my wireless card is "VERY Crappy", even though it connects me to the net like every other card out there...2. Make an excuse for why I had to spend 3 days trying to find an (unacceptable )solution.That, in a nutshell, is why Linux is only useable for a very small fraction of the population. You cannot expect every person to be Linus Torvalds.

Eikinkloster (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

"If Linux is so great, how come I spent 3 days trying to get my Ubuntu install to work with my wireless card?"Probably because you had a VERY crappy wireless card whose developers only cared about writing drivers for Windows and that didn't make through the Linux developers' priority queue. What card was it? Did it support AES?

MangooseGod (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

is this guy retarded

jonthecomposer (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

I respectfully disagree. I do own a computer repair business. And mostly, the people who are willing to tweak their equipment (kinda like how car buffs like to customize their vehicles) are usually the kind who have or try Linux, so there is almost no need for Linux repairs. Plus, they can get the info for nothing. This is totally the opposite of "proprietary." I don't believe the comment is misleading at all.more....

chunksloth (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

Fact - your fact #'s 3 and 4 are incredibly misleading.If Linux is so great, how come I spent 3 days trying to get my Ubuntu install to work with my wireless card? I finally got it to work, but the connection was so degraded it wasn't worth it.