> -----Original Message----- > From: Karl Larsen [mailto:k5di@xxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 10:42 PM > To: tomas@xxxxxxx; For users of Fedora > Subject: Re: Can Linux beat XP in homes yet or NOT? > > Tomas Larsson wrote: > > No, currently Linux will never beat Windows. > > It's to complicated, an average home or office user will > never get it > > to work. > > > Hi Tomas, at work they have people who are experts that > keep the local network and all the computers working > properly. A few years ago you could buy any IBM computer with > Linux installed. It was looking good in the USA. Yes at work you have it, but the average home user don't have it. > > So personally I would not recommend anyone, who isn't a > geek to use it. > > > > > Install it Tomas. Once F7 is installed it is much like > Windows now. The update software could use some work. > > I have tried my self a couple of times to install and run Linux on > > desktop, allways ended up with a no-go. > > > I have been able to install Linux for 13 years now. In > the early days it was tough. Today it is much simpler. > > > > Everytime I have ended up with bying full non-oem XP > licence's instead. > > I do run it on my servers though. > > > > > How do you get the server loaded? My mistake, it wasn't a desktop it was my old laptop, that I gave to my daughter. I tried FC4, FC5 spent 2 months trying to get, amongst other things, the "extra keys" to work, no luck, recompiling the kernel several times, to get the wifi work, tried WPA_Supp, Ndiswrapper, the driver provided by the manufactorer (both the windriver and the linux-driver(both pre-compiled and build my own) with no luck at all, finally my daughter (and wife) told me to stop, and get a XP-cd instead, and thats what finally happened. The server is simple, since it don't need any fancy things, just the core, no X no nothing sort of (apart from the basic stuff) > > XP I can get up and running regardless of hardware in say > 30 min's Linux > > takes considerably longer time (days, weeks, months in some cases). > > > > XP has basically everything, without hassle, extremly > stable (basically > > never crashes). Antivirus software is not an issue really. > You probably need > > it on linux as well, at least in the near future. > > > > > Windows XP thinks virus software is critical to Internet > working. If > you do not have it loaded it complains every time you turn it on :-) Not if you turn the warning off. > > If you buy a preloaded PC, you probably have everything you > need, for basic > > home use. > > It is cheaper for most people to purchase a valid XP > license than spending > > hours to get a linux-box to work. > > Similar with Office, its cheaper to buy MS Office than > spending time to get > > Open Officce or whatever thay are called to work. > > > > > This is simply not true. Open Office comes loaded in F7 and works > just fine without a single problem. I use Presentation all the time > because I get many .pps files people want me to see. I guaratee you that if you give someone that never have seen a computer a FC7 disk, a empty computer, he/she will not be able to install the stuff. Do the same with Win and MSO, he/she will probably succeed (I've done it with this result). > > You can easilly fool yourself with the pricetag on any > software, but time is > > monney, allways. > > Regarding MS support, well, those few times I have been > forced to use it, it > > is very good. > > > > Personally, however I don't like MS-Office especially > MS-Word, I love > > WordPerfect, but last time I tested it it was extremly > buggy, anyone that > > knows how it is today, with the latest version? > > > > > Try Open Office Write. It is far better than MS Word and as > good as Word > Perfect. > > With best regards > > > > Tomas Larsson > > Sweden > > http://www.tlec.se > > http://www.ebaman.com > > > > Verus Amicus Est Tamquam Alter Idem > > > > > > Karl Larsen Danish in New Mexico I will probably get WP and test it again (when there is time), last time it was a complete disaster. With best regards Tomas Larsson Sweden http://www.tlec.se http://www.ebaman.com Verus Amicus Est Tamquam Alter Idem
