Re: Comparing Linux to Windows (possible flame, hopefully not...)

From: Vasileios Lourdas (lourdas_at_otenet.gr)
Date: 12/13/03 

Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 20:55:23 +0200

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Olaf Donk wrote:

> sure. I think one of the advantages of Linux compared to MS is the
> _possibility_ to choose between different behaviour and programs. I don't
> think there is something like 'best routine' or 'best program'. Just like
> using a CLI or an Explorer/Konqueror, both styles have their
> (dis)advantages but it stays also a matter of taste and habit, so one
> should be able to choose.

Yes, variety could be a good thing, but this is again subjective. From my
experience, when using programs (or a window manager maybe, an interface to
the OS) that behave in different ways in relation to what you are used to is
not productive. You have to learn all the stuff not from the beginning, but
there is a learning time period. Of course, variety should exist again for the
same reason you say, for people that like to choose from different styles and
behaviours.

I think both KDE and GNOME have worked positively in that way.

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