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I just want to know what's the big deal with Linux? I mean, if you're just Joe Schmo, with a PC it doesn't seem to make sense to me to choose anything other than Windows. Even, if you've got time to sort through the crappy docs, and scour the internet for clues as to how to get a program to work; what's the big deal? What serious benefits does Linux offer? I want concrete actual benefits here, not the nerdy, It's Linux dood, down with Microsoft. I like having one universal OS. It sure makes it a hell of alot easier to share files, and such. I remember in the old days when, IBM PC's, were struggling to gain a foothold in the competing market. The reason they won, was compatibility. It really was pathetic, you had Apples, IBMs (they were referred to as IBM's, but they were just clones running DOS), Commodores, and Amigas (sad to see them go). What I'm saying is, I don't really like the idea of Linux. It's no better for all practical purposes than Windows. To me, having a linux box is like preferring a BBS to the internet.
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IMO: linux is not for the Home Computer (unless you are a sysadmin) - It is a secure, robust server operating system (if you know what you are doing) - so, you are correct: windows is better for the average PC user...
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play games on linux OT, questions about Linux.
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I just want to know what's the big deal with Linux? I mean, if you're just Joe Schmo, with a PC it doesn't seem to make sense to me to choose anything other than Windows. Even, if you've got time to sort through the crappy docs, and scour the internet for clues as to how to get a program to work; what's the big deal? What serious benefits does Linux offer? I want concrete actual benefits here, not the nerdy, It's Linux dood, down with Microsoft. I like having one universal OS. It sure makes it a hell of alot easier to share files, and such. I remember in the old days when, IBM PC's, were struggling to gain a foothold in the competing market. The reason they won, was compatibility. It really was pathetic, you had Apples, IBMs (they were referred to as IBM's, but they were just clones running DOS), Commodores, and Amigas (sad to see them go). What I'm saying is, I don't really like the idea of Linux. It's no better for all practical purposes than Windows. To me, having a linux box is like preferring a BBS to the internet.
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leave your Linux box on for the longest time, and it won't reboot unless you want it to. (Latest record posted was 270 days, while someone reported NT being on for 17. We had a Linux machine up for 90 days ourselves, and rebooted the thing because we wanted to stick a new piece of hardware in.)
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play games on linux OT, questions about Linux.
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I just want to know what's the big deal with Linux? I mean, if you're just Joe Schmo, with a PC it doesn't seem to make sense to me to choose anything other than Windows. Even, if you've got time to sort through the crappy docs, and scour the internet for clues as to how to get a program to work; what's the big deal? What serious benefits does Linux offer? I want concrete actual benefits here, not the nerdy, It's Linux dood, down with Microsoft. I like having one universal OS. It sure makes it a hell of alot easier to share files, and such. I remember in the old days when, IBM PC's, were struggling to gain a
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play games on linux OT, questions about Linux.
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To me, having a linux box is like preferring a BBS to the internet. Then you either: a. Have never had a Linux box b. Have never had a LInux box set up correctly c. Have no idea what Linux is all about d. Got burnt because you couldnt run Linux so now you are attacking it out of frustration. e. etc, etc............ In your analogy, the Windows box is the BBS..........less powerful, less flexible, Linux offers much more options then Windows, because the source is right there at your disposal.....take a little time to learn to utilize that fact, and you'll be amazed you ever even ran Windows.
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