> It seems like a lot of Linix users are computer professionals and hard-core
> hobbyists: the kind of people who enjoy spending a lot of time solving
> computer problems. Most other people either can't/won't do heavy-duty
> problem solving or really hate having to.
i don't fit these criteria,i seriously think i could do very well with a
locked down NC which only have mail client,news client,web client,good sound
app (mp3,cd player) and office apps,that's is my current use of computer,yet
i'm running linux,see below for the reason.
> Most people will trade efficiency for ease of use. (Including me. I don't
> use Linix on either of my desktop machines)
the reason i switched to linux was one of stability and efficiency,i used to
run win95 on a 486/50 with 16 MB of ram (no office suite at the time) and it
was highly unstable,i admit that it was not the best computer for running it
yet i didn't want to go back to win 3.11 so i looked in alternative
(linux,*BSD,experimental,etc...) and i settled on Debian,i admit this one has
a steep learning curve but i don't care,it is better than the other
alternative (win 3.11),now,i have a P100 which could potentially run 95 but i
don't see the need to do it because linux run very fine on it and i intend to
keep it 'till it die,i much more prefer changing software than changing
hardware and this is not a $$$ reason,if i absolutely need to change,i'll
allway find a way to have $$$.
Alain Toussaint
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