Re: Linux. It's all about LIES AND DENIAL.

From: steve (steve_at_nospam.invalid)
Date: 08/28/05 

Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 12:34:36 +0100

On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 18:30:21 -0700, The Homo K wrote:

> And there you have it ladies and gentlemen. Blame the user.
> Blame the hardware.
> Blame the configuration.
> Blame the gui.
> Blame.......
>
> Blame anything but Linux itself and that is really sad because it is Linux
> that IS the trouble.
>
> For instance, who cares if MSOffice pre-loads things? All I want to do is
> start my Office Suite and switch back and forth between applications.
> Windows does this in a heartbeat.
> Linux and Openoffice?
> Slow as molassas at 40 degrees F.

What does startup time have to do with switching between apps.

 
> That's the problem with Linux advocates, they can't see the forest for the
> trees.
> IOW an end user only cares about how fast something loads and runs. All
> the crying about Microsoft doesn't change a thing. You want the end user
> to switch to Openoffice? Make it load faster.
>
> Also notice the clever switches to other applications.
>
> BTW Rythum Box is terrible.
> That one took almost 2.5 hours to load in 40k mp3s and when it plays it
> takes up tons of resources.
>
> BTW how do I select which sound system and card I use with it. Xmms, for

Why are you asking for support on an OS you do not want to use?

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