What Can Mandriva Linux 2006 Mean for Home Users?

sitor writes "What can Mandriva Linux 2006 mean for home users? is an article giving an extensive explanation about the pro's and con's of using a linux distribution such as Mandriva Linux 2006. It was written with people in mind that are in doubt whether linux might be something for them or not. It aims to inform them in a neutral way, understandable to newbies. Next time you have someone asking you questions about Linux not knowing whether they should try, you can just direct them to this article."

What can it mean?

[Anonymous Coward]

It means no driver support, half-finished software, archaic text mode apps from the 1970s, a bloated buggy 2.6 kernel, definitely no games, and the idea that you're supporting a filthy French company.

next time

[illtron]

Next time you have someone asking you questions about Linux not knowing whether they should try, you can just direct them to this article."

Oh, if only I could get back the time I've spent explaining Linux to neighbors and grandmothers! I've thrown away my life! I'll never get those preciouos 43 seconds back!

What Can Grammar Lessons Mean for /. Users?

[Anonymous Coward]

Next time you have someone asking you questions about Linux not knowing whether they should try, you can just direct them to this article.

My eyes! My eyes are bleeding!

Re:Mandriva 2006 at home

[iogan]

"What would you say about Windows if the Control Panel icons randomly disappeared for no apparent reason?"

I'd say "NOT AGAIN!!"

Re:With all respect to Mandriva....

[ajs318]

Some do. We seem to be a nation of masochists, hanging onto ridiculous things as though they mattered. I personally love Europe -- I'm just practising for when we get kicked out of the EU. But this is spiralling further away from topic.

Re:What can it mean?

[FudRucker]

RE:"and the idea that you're supporting a filthy French company."

reminds me of another company that resides on the northwest coast of the USA

Re:I got a better idea

[Raumkraut]

Users, even hard-core Linux geeks, don't always know the name of the software they want to install - let alone the package which contains it (I'm looking at you, KDE).

apt-get "That game with the spaceship, where you shoot stuff"
Even if the user had the nouse to type that at the command line, I doubt it'd work as they'd expect. ;)

What Can Mandriva Linux 2006 Mean for Home Users?

[Frankie70]

As Elaine Benes once said "Absolootely nuttin".