Re: Is it a joke ?

From: NicK (nospam_at_emirates.net.ae)
Date: 12/25/03 

Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 00:43:00 +1400

sleazy rider wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 14:17:24 +0000, STux
> <kostux@users.sourceforge.net> wrote:
>
>>Want to laugh ? read this !!!
>>http://www.divisiontwo.com/articles/mcse2.htm
>
> "I save a lot of time thanks to Windows XP, which brings me to another
> area where Linux is lacking. As I am sitting here writing this column,
> my computer is busily defragging my hard drive, running my virus
> scanner, and I'm being shown a list of all the latest MS security
> patches that are being remotely installed on my machine today. Why
> doesn't Linux come with any defragmenting tools or virus scanners or
> Active Backdoor Update like you get with Windows? These are all
> must-have features for me. Linux is seriously lacking in Internet
> utilities as well. No way would I run a Linux operating system if it
> means I can't connect to America Online. Also, where is Microsoft
> Office for Linux, Windows Media Player for Linux and Outlook Express
> for Linux? Nowhere to be found. If I can't type a letter, make a
> spread***, or email anyone with Linux, why on earth would I ever put
> it on my desktop?"

I couldnt read the article since my ISP denies access to the page for
reasons god knows why. If you have any comments, send them to my ISP
(http://www.emirates.net.ae)

Anyway, now to this little comment by another
Mr.Windows-User-Linux-Abuser. Now, kind Sir, if you must blow Linux out
the window, make sure Windows doesnt fall out the same window! :-)

Linux's ext2/ext3 file system isnt in need of defragmenting utilities
and the RedHat Network does provide the "Windows Update" feature.

For virus scanners, take a look at F-Prot; they have free virus bugspray
for Linux and DOS. I personally recommend F-Prot to everyone simply
because they're ethical and they're concerned (they express it by giving
out free stuff). Symantec gives out free stuff too, but since it broke
my Windows twice, I recommend that as #2. Besides, F-Prot saved my soul
once when Norton couldnt do the job.

Instead of Windows Media Player, we have XMMS. Just dont use the one in
RedHat Linux 9 - they took out MP3 support and I'm dying to have it
back. If anyone finds something to fix this, do let me know since I dont
want to move away from Red Hat Linux 9 - this distro was sure worked
upon a lot and I dont want to give it up.

Open Office and StarOffice and Microsoft Office replacements. I suppose
they have WordPerfect and Lotus stuff for Linux too. Besides, you can
use Wine emulation to run most Windows apps, including Microsoft Office
(or at least Lindows claims to be able to do it).

And who needs Outlook Express when you can have Opera, Mozilla or
Netscape Mail? Outlook Express caused hell for me this Christmas when
all my emails mysteriously disappeared leaving me with an empty mailbox
- I lost a lot of contacts too since I didnt add them to my addressbook
so I do hope all those fellows will forgive me for not sending them an
ecard.

I do have one major complaint though - lack of hardware support for
Linux. Why dont Linux distros provide free advertising for hardware
manufacturers in exchange for drivers? I think thats what the
Oracle-Linux partnership was based on and they're doing great - its a
fine example of symbiosis.

There are several other minor things I have on my Linux wish list. Some
of them are:
(1) A well-documented SDK similar to the one for Java - I just love Java
for that
(2) A Linux club in every part of the world
(3) Stuff to work with my Nokia 9210i Communicator and the Nokia 6600
(4) Ability to do more with OpenOffice, Mozilla, Netscape and Opera
(such as the COM stuff we do with Microsoft Outlook and the rest of
Microsoft Office)
(5) Better distros for older hardware (particularly, GUI; I'd even
accept something other than X, even if its proprietary)
(6) A linux T-shirt (we've had Hacker T-shirts, Harley Davidson
T-shirts, Joe Camel T-shirts, but where the heck are the Linux T-shirts?
BTW, I still have my Joe Camel T-shirt around here somewhere)
(7) More features for dial-up users (how about an auto-disconnect?)

Well, lots more to write but this is it for now.

-Lotsa-Nicks