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bishop7 · 05-28-2003, 03:51 PM

Running Linux exclusively ... i've done it a few times but usually not for long.

Linux has potential but I think Windows (in many cases, as much as I hate to admit it) outclasses it as a Desktop OS.

Windows XP is stable. Windows 9x never really was, but they've improved the stability by leaps in bounds. My Windows XP installation hasn't crashed yet. Linux is easily just as stable as XP.

Windows XP is also very responsive and the GUI is very intuitive now (like night and day compared to the GUI in Windows 95 classic). Explorer can be a little brain-dead at times, but file management is (IMO) more easily done on the command line anyway (at least for a fast typist like me :P) Linux is easy enough to use if you're used to the Windows 3.1/Mac interface[G] The GUI isn't nearly as intuitive, but it's getting better. The Windows interface is more consistent as well.

Windows is fairly easy to configure (unless you have to dig into the EVIL Registry) Linux configuration is easy in some cases but in others it is a micromanagement nightmare.

Security sucks in both Operating Systems but the Linux community is far more responsive to security threats (and far less inept than Microsofts "security" team in doling out patches)

The entire Windows product line only WISHES it could be as versatile and configurable as most any Linux distribution out there.

The application support is probably what keeps me coming back, however. If you're a hard-core gamer you're more or less going to have to get used to the fact that a few of your favorite games may never be adequately playable on Linux ... if they are playable at all (yes i've had a WineX subscription before)
Also, many applications just aren't as good as their Windows counterparts although some of the major ones (Gimp, Openoffice comes to mind) are probably good enough for most people.

I hate Microsoft. The worse thing about Windows is that fact that Microsoft makes it. I would claim that Bill Gates is the devil if I didn't believe that Satan would look like such a LOSER.

Personally, I use Windows as my main desktop OS, Netware for File/Print/Groupware servers, and Linux for everything else.

05-28-2003, 03:51 PM	#27 (permalink)
bishop7 Upright Location: London, Ontario, Canada	Running Linux exclusively ... i've done it a few times but usually not for long. Linux has potential but I think Windows (in many cases, as much as I hate to admit it) outclasses it as a Desktop OS. Windows XP is stable. Windows 9x never really was, but they've improved the stability by leaps in bounds. My Windows XP installation hasn't crashed yet. Linux is easily just as stable as XP. Windows XP is also very responsive and the GUI is very intuitive now (like night and day compared to the GUI in Windows 95 classic). Explorer can be a little brain-dead at times, but file management is (IMO) more easily done on the command line anyway (at least for a fast typist like me :P) Linux is easy enough to use if you're used to the Windows 3.1/Mac interface[G] The GUI isn't nearly as intuitive, but it's getting better. The Windows interface is more consistent as well. Windows is fairly easy to configure (unless you have to dig into the EVIL Registry) Linux configuration is easy in some cases but in others it is a micromanagement nightmare. Security sucks in both Operating Systems but the Linux community is far more responsive to security threats (and far less inept than Microsofts "security" team in doling out patches) The entire Windows product line only WISHES it could be as versatile and configurable as most any Linux distribution out there. The application support is probably what keeps me coming back, however. If you're a hard-core gamer you're more or less going to have to get used to the fact that a few of your favorite games may never be adequately playable on Linux ... if they are playable at all (yes i've had a WineX subscription before) Also, many applications just aren't as good as their Windows counterparts although some of the major ones (Gimp, Openoffice comes to mind) are probably good enough for most people. I hate Microsoft. The worse thing about Windows is that fact that Microsoft makes it. I would claim that Bill Gates is the devil if I didn't believe that Satan would look like such a LOSER. Personally, I use Windows as my main desktop OS, Netware for File/Print/Groupware servers, and Linux for everything else.