Hey guys...I don't care what anyone says. Linux Mandrake is at the top of
the Linux food chain and has windows beat by a country mile!
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Mark
I love my Linux Box...
REASON # 2 ...X-windows is just a suedonym.
Registered Linux user # 182496
On Mon, 10 Jul 2000, Denis Havlik wrote:
> :~>True. The Windows installation is typically easier than *any* linux distro,
> :~>even the almighty (and it is, IMHO) Mandrake.
>
> Nop. It is not easier, but it works on more hardware. Though I have seen
> 2 machines where LM would install but Windows would not ;->.
>
> :~>Consider the fact that Microsoft spends $$$$$$ on employees whose sole
> :~>purpose is to understand how the computer disinclined people think.
> :~>Consider the fact that Microsoft founded itself with the purpose of
> :~>producing an OS that *anyone* can install and use on *any* machine (i386
> :~>based mostly).
>
> This is not our real problem: Consider the fact that hardware manufactures
> write their Windows drivers themselves, then PAY microsoft to test these
> drivers and become "certified for windows"... On the other hand, this
> same manufacturers are often reluctant to even publish the specs needed
> to write linux drivers... You got the picture?
>
> :~>Linux is for sure on the way however, and Mandrake (IMHO) is really helping
> :~>to push this.
>
> The fact is: ca 50% of our efforts are on "hardware
> support" (kernel-tweaking, recognition, automatic configuration)
> front, but we are still a small company with very limited resources, and
> more often than not we are still sailing against the wind....
>
> Keeping this in mind, our hardware support is asstounding. I know that
> this does not help the people who could not install on their hardware at
> home, but every one is invited to help himself: Subscribe to cooker, talk
> to people, find the reason for your problems and help us solve it.
>
> And one last tip: think before buying a hardware. Always ask for hardware
> which works problemlessly under linux, if needed write to manufacturer
> before purchasing, and if it does not return it back to shop. This is
> exactly how windows users would react if they buy a piece of hardware
> which does not work, so just do the same and all of the sudden your
> problems become manufacturers problems...
>
> have fun ;->
>
> Denis
>
