Posted on 08/17/2011 5:00:18 AM PDT by ShadowAce
Sorry, that penguin peckerwood lost me right there.
Insults quickly establish that you're punching from a losing position.
I could be wrong, though.
Oh, I think you are exactly right. She is insulting "certain types of users."
And that bit of elitism seems to be heavily present in the Linux community. Now I am not saying you personally display this attitude - no indeed. But during my attempts at gaining more familiarity with the various Linux offering I did encounter, on Linux forums, quite a bit of 'nose in the air' snideness with my inquiries. I am a computer user - not a builder or code writer.
Just my experiences. So I guess I recognize the 'tude displayed with that "Joe and Jane Sixpack" remark.
Linux is the best solution for midrange java systems. The zLinux image on mainframe is an excellent solution. WRT desktops... I personally love the redhat vm I use at work and my 7 year old loves his linux mint system, but my wife does not appreciate it and prefers her windows laptop. Linux will continue to dominate in the server space but not so sure about widespread desktop acceptance.
Yes, that complaint is quite common, unfortunately. Just like there are different types of users in the Windows world, there are different types of users in the linux world as well. The snobs tend to be more vocal, thus more noticeable.
It’s still too much of a pain to use.
I have a machine with Ubuntu only because I lost my XP CD.
It boots up fast, but Chrome stutters badly when playing videos, and the whole system literally goes haywire at random times dissolving the graphics onscreen into a bunch of gibberish causing me to have to reboot.
I’m not even going to bother with a help forum as far too many instructions involve editing some weird thing like my “X.org” file.
No thanks.
As a software engineer with over 20 years experience, I believe that Linux geeks are almost as bad as liberals.
They talk about freedom and ‘free software for everyone’ while they steal from their employers and work on their pet linux project while being paid on company time.
Liars and Hypocrties can be found all over the place in the Linux world.
And I DO KNOW what I am talking about.
I program software for a living. I acknowlege that Linux is technically superior to windows- it is the linux ZEALOTS that give Linux and ‘open source’ a bad name.
“The Linux desktop has been superior since its early days”
I *like* Linux. I *use* Linux at work. That statement is *just not true*. That is pure Linux fanboy-ism...
Thanks for the post.
Linux is great, have used it since around 1997-1998.
XFCE is a real winner for a friendly yet very efficient and fast window manager. I have use it since 2002.
Update your video driver. I had the same problem with video. You are probably running the generic video, as was I.
Let him be. He likes complaining.
I still find myself back at a terminal screen, manually editing Samba and Cups printer files. Linux desktop is not fully functional yet. I like Linux, but the average user is not ready to do this sort of work just to share a printer.
I’ll try that.
I just hope there is a Linux video driver for it.
If “The Linux desktop has been superior since its early days” then it should have dominated in the marketplace?
The average user doesn’t want to and probably couldn’t properly edit a printer file.
Which are more popular--The Chevys/Fords or the Mercedes/Maybachs?
Which are better?
Popularity does not indicate quality.
I don’t agree with your comparison.
If a driver had to adjust the alignment and tweak the engine timing every time they drive the maybach or mercedes wouldn’t be popular.
Linux is going strong in the marketplace where it is doing a good job, the server space. In the desktop arena its not doing so well.
The average user isn’t competent to edit a printer file, and shouldn’t have to. Unfortunately, the simple act of sharing a printer with Mac or Windows machines in the house, requires it.
You should see the hoops I had to jump through to get Linux to talk to my Iogear wireless printer queue. Windows and Mac simply saw it and used it. Linux is not ready for average users. (And I hate the new Ubuntu desktop)
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