Re: Linux vs Windows

From: joseph philip (joseph_at_nntp.will.suffice)
Date: 10/03/03 

Date: Fri, 03 Oct 2003 01:11:21 -0400

On Thu, 02 Oct 2003 15:54:26 +0000, nobod wrote:

> Ritesh Kumar <ritesh.spamprotection@cs.unc.edu> wrote:
> : On Thu, 02 Oct 2003 09:52:27 -0400, joseph philip wrote:
>
> :> On Thu, 02 Oct 2003 04:27:20 +0000, Kostatus wrote:
> :>
> :>> I'm just curious, what's so good about linux apart from the price?
> :>> Does it have anything that MS Windows does not?
> :>
> :> Whats' so good about windows, any way? Why should I fork over
> :> $399+tax for a system that makes my computer feel slower, older and
> :> less functional than it is now?
>
> : Perhaps we should not just trash windows like that. There is generally
> : some good research that is done at Microsoft, tough it is debatable
> : how
>
> besides- if one can only make a case for Linux by trashing Windows then
> it doesn't say much for Linux, does it?
>
> Stan
>
> PS- Windows that comes with a computer is nowhere near $399. If it was
> how do you think it is possible to buy a complete computer with OS and
> an office suite for UNDER $300?

I'm thinking of winxp/2003 server versions. You can't do anything
worthwhile ( unless gaming is worthwhile) with the xp home. Those server
licences were not cheap. Hence my knee-jerk reaction to install linux and
move ALL of my important stuff ( coursework, email, web stuff, video
encoders etc. ) to linux. Games are still run on a win98 system,. Trying
to play Jane's F-18 or falcon 4 or jane's F-15 via VMWARE is not
recommended. Trust me :-)

And for the record, the reason I use linux is because I have a PF775
monitor that can -according to the spec- do 1280x1024@90hz. This
resolution/freqency was not selectable under windows without me having to
delve into the windows driver-development-kit. In linux, all it took was
googling and putting in the necessary values into a web based modeline
generator and presto! 1280x1024@90hz.

That, and the fact that I can burn a cd at 8-12X without overburn
protection while watching an avi file off the same hard disk or off the
network.

And the fact that automating things is a breeze.

And...

I could go on, but you get the idea.

By the way, my initial response was meant to be a counter-goad to our
friendly troll here. I don't suppose it worked. Excouse me while I have a
simpson moment here.

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