Re: [SLE] Yes I am bitter.

On Sunday 26 February 2006 09:56 am, Sandy Drobic wrote:
kai wrote:
On Saturday 25 February 2006 11:09 pm, Bryan S. Tyson wrote:
On Saturday 25 February 2006 5:13 am, Per Jessen wrote:
I have to say - someone who switches operating system ("I haven?t used
Linux since November") purely because his graphics card isn't supported
needs a rethink of priorities.

There is a rumor floating around that the OS is meant for programs to run
and not the other way around. If his priority is to have the display
running at the specified resolution, so he can use it efficiently without
burning his eyeballs out, I would consider that a valid reason to change.

Completely disagree.

I can see a reason to downgrade to Windows if the user MUST use something like
Archibus or AutoCAD or another OS-specific application. However, the person
simply griped about not being able to get the ATI driver to run in his
specified mode.

I recently bought a second Dell laptop with the intention of running SUSE for
a friend. When I found out (after the fact) that it came with a non-standard
video and WiFI (broadcom) card and a Windows-only printer, I promptly shipped
it back. I then ordered another one, being more careful to pay attention to
my choice of hardware.

My friend is now in the posession of a slightly more-expensive laptop which
runs SUSE just fine.



Yes, why not switch his videocard instead of his OS. Switch to Nvidia
which the article repeatedly states has much better Linux support, then
email ATI telling them why you switched and that you will not be buying
any more ATI cards until the Linux support is up to par.

Perfect hindsight, as it happens often. I agree, he should have made
certain BEFORE buying his hardware that it will run with the desired
distribution. It is after all well known that driver issues are a source
of trouble when you buy the latest hardware.

I can't imagine downgrading to Windows just because of the video card. It
is almost as pathetic and stupid as my co-workers who insist on having
Wintendo around just to "play games."

Maybe it would help if you encounter some people who see the computer as a
tool to do their work. They don't really care what OS they are running as
long as they can use the programs the have to work with, store their files
print them with ease.

I am one of those people. I use computers all day long in my business and in
my side companies.

Yes, I could choose to drive a Yugo and put up with all the crap involved or I
can drive a Chevy 2500HD which gets the job done.

Guess which I choose on a daily basis?

There are a few instances where I need to downgrade to Microsoft technology.
For those rare instances I have Crossover Office on my laptop and desktops.
In this manner, I get to run MS Project, Visio and the occasional Excel
spread***.


I regularly encounter users that I have to explain to how to save a file
and how to find it again after they saved it.

I equate that to removing all airbags and half the brakes on the car in
order to drive faster.

No, just equate it to using the known tools and having no need and no
desire to learn something else. Sigh... yes, there are people like that
all around us, they even present the majority of the users.

Well, that's not entirely the case.

Take my mother, for example. I upgraded her last March from Win98 to SuSE 9.2
and she's been very happy with the switch. Her only major gripe is with the
GIMP and the f**&ed up user interface. In fact, I finally gave up and
installed her copy of Photoshop 6 on the system last week. (She really loves
KMail, OpenOffice, Firefox and is learning Inkscape.)

I'm right now contemplating how to upgrade her to 10.0 or to 10.1 without
messing up her home directory. :P

Okay, now I'm bordering on ranting. Maybe I should fire up Pan and get to
Comp.OS.Linux.Advocacy.


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