[gameprogrammer] Re: OTP: Linux

On Saturday 28 August 2004 20:32, Kevin Jenkins wrote:
> I'm not a total newbie to Linux - I studied it in college, had a
> command line version on my laptop for about 6 months, and have
> brushed up against it from time to time.  Also, I'm a programmer so
> have more tolerance and knowledge about the computer than most. 
> After my last attempt at Mandrake linux I came away with the
> impression that it's quite good compared to before but is still not
> usable for the masses because of a lack of support for hardware and
> software.
>
> Installing hardware support for your 3D or sound card, based on my
> experience, is a long, difficult, complex process that I eventually
> gave up on.  If I, at this point, decided to use Linux long term I
> would only buy a pre-configured system (something I never do for
> Windows) and never upgrade anything that took significant drivers,
> such as sound or video.

That was more trouble in windows for me. :)

> Linux has a few good apps such as the web browser or open office. 
> Aside from that, most programs suck compared to what is available for
> Windows. You have a product made for free by programmers mainly for
> themselves vs. a product made for profit by a company for the masses.
>  The difference in quality, usability, and polish is often quite
> large.

Well most of the commercial stuff now a days is so crap that almost all 
linux beta stuff is more solid than those. And Games are so crap when 
they are realesed that I won't buy any before the first patch.

There of course are bad programs and good programs in both worlds, but 
generally speaking the software that people write for themselves are 
good in functionality, but doesn't have the easy of use of the 
commercial software. Linux is not ready for the people who doesn't 
understand computers at all like most of the computer users now a days. 
But neither is Windows as we can see from the amount of spamming 
Windoses in the net. Windows is easier to use for those, but it is also 
much easier to missuse as well.

Best alternative would be a hybrid of the two plus system admining.

So OS with the Linux kernel and the GUI level of Windows without the 
full admin rights for the user and some company to keep the machine up 
to date like companies have. That would be the right way for majority 
of the computer users of today. Sadly most of the people doon't want 
anybody to 'watch' their computers, because "they can spy on me" and 
thus left the computer to be spied by everybody who wants to do that.:(


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