Re: Messin' round with Wubi

On 2008-08-16, Zombie Elvis <DELETEMETOREPLYrobertocastillo@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:33:47 -0400, Mark Warner
><markwarner1954.inhibitions@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>Zombie Elvis wrote:
>>> 
>>> And then I experienced the "why bother?" factor.
>>
>>> But beyond the learning experience, what am I really trying to
>>> accomplish by running Linux? Is it just so I can surf the 'net with
>>> Firefox and edit my do***ents with OpenOffice? No, I already do that
>>> on Windows...
>>
>>> Is it about security? Not really. I know my way pretty
>>> well around Windows, I keep my system updated and fully patched, run
>>> anti-virus and anti-spyware software and surf with Firefox with
>>> NoScript installed and enabled.
>>
>>> The real op****tunity for Linux is on older systems. 
>>
>>Equal utility (for most users), far superior security, and better 
>>performance.
>
> Lack of familiarity and incomplete hardware sup****t.
>>
>>Pretty good reasons to "bother", I would think.
>
> "Bother" is a relative term. I have the patience to try out Gnash and
> figure out which software repository has the Adobe Flash plug-in which
> works with my system. But the typical newbie is going to get pretty
> frustrated and will give up if none the three archives on the Adobe
> Flash website work when all he wants to do is pull up a video clip on
> Youtube.

You're right, Linux is not for a typical computer newbie.

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Tiger®
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