Comment Falling for Windows propoganda. (Score 2) 397
I think a lot of people are falling for the same bipolar line that Microsoft uses so well to fend off its competition. The Microsoft line is essentially that while Linux (or whatever other OS they are talking about) is more stable, it has less support, and you must be some sort of techie to get it to work, as if stability and user-friendliness are mutually exclusive. They are not. I'd go so far as to say that most of the facets of software that people are throwing around here, "user-friendliness", "configurability", "stability" are not really particularly related at all. It is not particularly hard to add an "expert" mode.
I also think there is a tendency for people to attach themselves to a particular technological system and then view any changes as dangers. But the implication to this is that the system is perfect. There are no perfect systems, however. Linux is not a perfect system. It can be improved. And improving one area, like user friendliness, can be done without hurting another area, like configurability.
One of the things that I like about Linux is its flexability. If I want to make my machine run a Windows-like GUI, or an Amiga like GUI, or whatever, I can do it. I don't have to worry about someone else, who doesn't like GUIs, making that decision for me. And if someone else wants to add packages to make it more configurable, or more friendly, or more whatever, well, more power to them! I don't have to use it...
Which is the whole point, I thought. Not having to put up other people's ideas about what's best.
I also think there is a tendency for people to attach themselves to a particular technological system and then view any changes as dangers. But the implication to this is that the system is perfect. There are no perfect systems, however. Linux is not a perfect system. It can be improved. And improving one area, like user friendliness, can be done without hurting another area, like configurability.
One of the things that I like about Linux is its flexability. If I want to make my machine run a Windows-like GUI, or an Amiga like GUI, or whatever, I can do it. I don't have to worry about someone else, who doesn't like GUIs, making that decision for me. And if someone else wants to add packages to make it more configurable, or more friendly, or more whatever, well, more power to them! I don't have to use it...
Which is the whole point, I thought. Not having to put up other people's ideas about what's best.
