Re: Suse Linux: first Impression, Too Much Work

From: Peter Köhlmann (peter.koehlmann_at_t-online.de)
Date: 08/01/05 

Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 19:08:29 +0200

begin virus.txt.scr Angry American wrote:

>
> "John Kloosterman" <JClosed_AD_netscape_DoT_net> wrote
>> And for the install procedure. Well - with some newer hardware and XP
>> it's not very complicated. Just be prepared to install a lot of drivers
>> and rebooting the machine every time you install one.
>
> Usually only for sound, chipset, and video drivers. XP does not have to
> reboot as often as any of the older OS's.
>

And network. And IE. And Office And antivirus apps. And..

Just to install that POS you generally have to reboot about 5 to 6 times.
And then you haven't installed a single app

>>Be prepared to have a very basic system afterwards and a lot less control
>>you are used to. Be prepared to buy a lot of expensive pacakges to get
>>some basic office work to do. Of course you can use OpenOffice etc, but
>>then you get the same complaints as the OpenOffice used for Linux.
>
> Agreed, adding functionality to Windows gets expensive very quickly.
>
>>Playing games - however is a bit better on this system (altough most games
>>are a bit expensive).
>
> A damn bit better, Linux does not have enough games available to even come
> close to competition. My server runs Slackware, I run Suse 9.3 on my
> thinkpad, and I have an exclusive gaming box running XP 64bit.
>

You are aware that a lot of games do *not* work with XP64?

>>
>> The last time i installed windows i had to restrict myself to windows 98
>> because the hardware in the machine was not up to par for XP. It had
>> on-board sound, a Matrox G200 card etc. It took me about 5 hours to
>> install. De problem was with drivers. After a lot searching with google i
>> found several drivers and several problems coming with them. Freezing the
>> system, giving psyhcadelic colours and modes i did not kow ever existed.
>> And rebooting, and rebooting, and rebooting, and re....
>> But - to be fair - that was a old windows and system...
>
> And you obviously didn't bother to go to the hardware manufacturers web
> site for the proper drivers, no need for all that googling. Windows can be
> up and running, with all updates and patches in less than an hour.
>

Now I know that you are lying

> (however - using
>> Ubuntu the same system was up and running within a hour - including the
>> office and other packages - and only one reboot...)
>>
>> Said that all - windows is not a bad system at all. If it is running it
>> is a ease to use. Just be prepared to put a lot of effort in protecting
>> the system, because there are a lot of problems with that.
>
> Installing a AV program and Ms Antispyware is hardly hard to do, or
> configure.
>

It just needs to be done

< snip >
 
> And I hate it when people don't quite get their facts right. Both OS's
> have their place. Windows has come a long way in functionality and
> reliability. I personally prefer Linux in my day to day machines, but I
> support Windows on my customers machines. I have to keep up with the
> latest and greatest for both too keep marketable as a consultant.
>

That *has* to be the reason you posted this with OE
The worst pile of *** ever written 

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