Re: Why I dumped Linux and Went Back to Windows.

From: houghi (houghi_at_houghi.org.invalid)
Date: 02/27/05 

Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 14:09:05 -0000

Harvey Van Sickle wrote:
> Minus and/or Level Stuff
>
> 1. It takes a long time to load -- from choice of system to operating
> desktop takes noticeably longer than 98SE. (Running an Athlon XP+2000,
> with 512 MB ram).

That is normal. You are comparing thwo OSses from completely differnt
times. Not only Windows becomes larger, Linux becomes larger as well.

> 2. Also takes a long time to shut down; maybe there's a "quick kill"
> somewhere, but I've not found it yet.

Same as above. For both there are minor an major tweaks.. The best is
just to turn off the monitor and not the machine itself. ;-)

> 3. The main apps -- while very competent -- aren't noticeably superior
> to the similar Windows apps. (That is, so far I've not seen anything
> that makes me go "geez: that is *so*neat* that I'll seriously look at
> changing my default OS".)

If they are the same now, remind yourself that you have a lot of
experience with Win98 and not with the Linux apps. The moment you have
the same amount of experience you will have a LOT of advantage.

> 4. Although the security is nice, I run a single-user PC and have had
> only one -- count it -- virus on my Windows set-up (a Word macro, about
> 6 years ago, in a document from a known source). Being watchful;
> using non-MS clients for mail, browsing and news, and doing cache-
> clearing and the occasional scan -- I never find anything -- seems to
> work OK for me, so the increased security stuff is "nice but not a
> killer attraction".

My house was never broken into. That does not mean that I can just leave
the door open and unlocked. What I want to say is that even that you
think security is not an issue for you, it is. (The same goes for Linux
users who think they now own a unhackable OS)

> 5. Although I enjoy tinkering about, I use my PC for work as well as
> pleasure and I simply can't afford to be *forced* to delve to the
> depths to get a program do something that I need done *right*now*.

Naturaly starting to use a differnt program will need some adjusting. If
for some reason you need a different OS, the change to XP will be just
as large, if not larger

> So -- so far, lots of plus marks to SuSE and the general user-
> friendliness of the system. But aside from the philosophical stuff --
> which isn't a big thing with me (my OS is not my religion) -- I've not
> encountered any killer practical stuff which would make me ache to make
> the switch. (At least, not yet.)

As I read it, there also is no reason to stick with 98, exept for the
habbit of using it.

> For the time being, it'll probably remain a hobby OS for me, not a
> default/working one.

Welcome to the dark side, hope you join the rebels soon. :-) 

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