Re: Why the Linux Desktop Just Won't Work! and why Linux depresses me.

From: * * * Y o u r . S h e p h e r d . A q u i l a . D e u s . ( d 2 0 0 (aquila.deus_at_gmail.com)
Date: 05/28/05 

Date: 27 May 2005 22:20:56 -0700

Gordon wrote:
> On Fri, 27 May 2005 22:03:18 +0000, CyberDroog wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 27 May 2005 09:29:00 -0500, JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> wrote:
> >
> >>On 2005-05-26, Charles LeGrand <lin_o_nut@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Why having Linux on the desktop of Aunt Tille is a myth.
> >>[deletia]
> >>> - the con's
> >>> What was the main issue haunting my users? It came from an unexpected
> >>> direction: incompatible websites. All users noted this as the main
> >>> reason why they wanted to switch back. Even though Firefox usage has
> >>> been increasing quite a lot lately, there are zillions of websites that
> >>> are still being made strictly IE-only.
> >>
> >> You shouldn't even be running Exploder even if you're a Windows user.
> >>
> >> It's far too much of a security problem.
> >
> > Then learn something about security.
>
> The vast majority of Windows users don't even know what the word
> "security" means, never mind practising it.....

but some people seem to believe that linux can make them smart...

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