Alan wrote: > Somehow Windows got a reputation for "it just works". It is total > nonsense. Most of the time you have to track down obscure pieces to make > things work. And sometimes the options it provides are less than useful. > > The claim that "Windows is easier to install than Linux" is also pretty > bogus. I think the truth lies somewhere between the two. Windows is more likely to work with strange hardware, but if it doesn't work it is much more difficult to fix, and there may well be no solution. With Linux there is usually a solution, though it may be at the end of a long tunnel. Also Windows is easier to install, but if it doesn't install you (or at least I) are stumped. With Linux there are always 5 other ways to try. -- Timothy Murphy e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
