[ltp] Why Linux is not for Everyone

[Dan Christopherson]

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Michelle Klein-Hass wrote:
> On Tuesday 24 June 2003 08:54 am, Frank Roberts - SOTL wrote:
> 
>>http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=3297
> 
> 
> Lousy article...it's a good example of stuff that still needs to be fixed 
> within Linux, not a list of disqualifiers to NOT use Linux.

Actually I liked the article. Yeah, it lists things that still need to 
be fixed. If you need one of these things still needs to be fixed and 
you don't want to be the one to fix it, don't use Linux. What's wrong 
with that? If you want to fix one of those things, go ahead. He didn't 
say you shouldn't.

I think the point that resonated with me was his reason for using linux: 
because of the things that one is _able_ to do with linux. Frankly I 
don't care what anybody does do with linux, it's the fact that I can do 
a huge number of things if I need or want to. If you need or want it to 
be usable by granny, fine, make it usable by granny. I think what the 
author was reacting to was the marketing that says it _is_ usable by 
granny, and the articles that say "Waaa! This isn't usable by my granny! 
It'll never kill Windows this way!"

my .02$
-danch

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