Omnios
January 8th, 2006, 06:12 AM
I posted this in another thread pertaining to is Linux ready for the desktop. Aafter thinking about this for a bit it dawned on me that I have not seen a thread on are Users ready for Linux.
I keep hearing is Linux ready for the desktop but tather I think it should be is the user ready for Linux. Do you remember your first crack at your first os when you unpacked yoru fiirst box and set it up. For some crazzy reason users seem to think WIndows is a desktop standard which it is not. ALso each Linux Distro is its own OS designed around Linux. The question is expanded more eprtaining to whaat GUI you are using.
The same for software as in that there are program sources that run on almost all the Linux Distro's slash different OS's. Where as Windows programs are writen for Win Linux programs work on jsut about all Linux OS's/Distro's. Also try to compare what you have installed on Linux and compare how much that would cost in win.
As for software availabity there are huge amounts of programs available other that synaptic or Gnome-Files they just seem a bit more work to find. Personaly I have seen devepment software that costs thouusands for win availlable for free for Linux (C++ programe). CCheck out http://freshmeat.net/ and http://sourceforge.net/.
Lastly there seems to be a mind set that Linux should be a win knock off but I can say it definatly is not aaand remember you are larning a differnt os not a ddifferent version of windows.
Please feel free to post your thoughts of are users ready for Linux
I keep hearing is Linux ready for the desktop but tather I think it should be is the user ready for Linux. Do you remember your first crack at your first os when you unpacked yoru fiirst box and set it up. For some crazzy reason users seem to think WIndows is a desktop standard which it is not. ALso each Linux Distro is its own OS designed around Linux. The question is expanded more eprtaining to whaat GUI you are using.
The same for software as in that there are program sources that run on almost all the Linux Distro's slash different OS's. Where as Windows programs are writen for Win Linux programs work on jsut about all Linux OS's/Distro's. Also try to compare what you have installed on Linux and compare how much that would cost in win.
As for software availabity there are huge amounts of programs available other that synaptic or Gnome-Files they just seem a bit more work to find. Personaly I have seen devepment software that costs thouusands for win availlable for free for Linux (C++ programe). CCheck out http://freshmeat.net/ and http://sourceforge.net/.
Lastly there seems to be a mind set that Linux should be a win knock off but I can say it definatly is not aaand remember you are larning a differnt os not a ddifferent version of windows.
Please feel free to post your thoughts of are users ready for Linux