Comments on: How Windows Users are Changing Linux and What We Should Do About It http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/how-windows-users-are-changing-linux-and-what-we-should-do-about-it/ Linux rants, raves and meandering thoughts. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:35:50 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Snobby Linux Elite Series (Reprinted) « The Doctor's Blog http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/how-windows-users-are-changing-linux-and-what-we-should-do-about-it/#comment-806 Snobby Linux Elite Series (Reprinted) « The Doctor's Blog Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:35:50 +0000 http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-806 [...] Here is a good example. [...] [...] Here is a good example. [...]

]]> By: ^..^ http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/how-windows-users-are-changing-linux-and-what-we-should-do-about-it/#comment-804 ^..^ Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:11:21 +0000 http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-804 I understand where you are comin from. I was turned onto Linux by force. (BF decided Vista Sucked) Erased ALL my sims data and went to Ubuntu. I can't count how many distros we've been through looking for one hard enough to satisfy his nerdy needs. But my favorite to date is Arch. He installed it We had it for a while. then he changed it. :( I've found alot of the Distros are easy to use and most were user friendly. It's just a little different wath each one. And if you do have a problem, there are other people out there who have gone through the same thing. Yeah sometimes the Unix guru does show up, but most of them do have an understanding of how it felt to be a n00b at one point. I'd rather have a guru tell me what to do to fix a problem anyway. The point is I'd never go back to windows if you paid me. If you don't like how the distro works for you change it. Make it your own. However we havn't been back to Ubutu after Jaunty. I didn't like it & I suspect he didn't either. I understand where you are comin from. I was turned onto Linux by force. (BF decided Vista Sucked) Erased ALL my sims data and went to Ubuntu. I can’t count how many distros we’ve been through looking for one hard enough to satisfy his nerdy needs. But my favorite to date is Arch. He installed it We had it for a while. then he changed it. :( I’ve found alot of the Distros are easy to use and most were user friendly. It’s just a little different wath each one. And if you do have a problem, there are other people out there who have gone through the same thing. Yeah sometimes the Unix guru does show up, but most of them do have an understanding of how it felt to be a n00b at one point. I’d rather have a guru tell me what to do to fix a problem anyway. The point is I’d never go back to windows if you paid me. If you don’t like how the distro works for you change it. Make it your own. However we havn’t been back to Ubutu after Jaunty. I didn’t like it & I suspect he didn’t either.

]]> By: Tamene http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/how-windows-users-are-changing-linux-and-what-we-should-do-about-it/#comment-798 Tamene Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:30:02 +0000 http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-798 linux does not support various soft wares i am facing a lot of problems to install soft ware on linux on my pc ...that is the problem linux does not support various soft wares i am facing a lot of problems to install soft ware on linux on my pc …that is the problem

]]> By: Sean http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/how-windows-users-are-changing-linux-and-what-we-should-do-about-it/#comment-793 Sean Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:53:25 +0000 http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-793 I have just gone from Windows to Linux and back again. I will await the oct release of Ubuntu. That may help, at least Wine will be stable at a level that can play the Spore game. I lost 5 gigs of my 80 gig hard drive due to double install. I am still trying to get that back. I lost one or more flash drives. These in a windows envonment are plug and play, hot swappable. Not reliably so in Linux. I lost a game setup and Linux instal by powering down manually. I guess Linux is just 'big box' - if you do not have a UPS consider not installing it. I lost a Linux install by hitting the clean up feature in Ubuntu. My expectations were not met. But I found that Linux is best for backing up Windows OS files, and good for moving things around. The disk based OS has been wonderful for small things. Sean I have just gone from Windows to Linux and back again. I will await the oct release of Ubuntu. That may help, at least Wine will be stable at a level that can play the Spore game.

I lost 5 gigs of my 80 gig hard drive due to double install. I am still trying to get that back.
I lost one or more flash drives. These in a windows envonment are plug and play, hot swappable. Not reliably so in Linux.
I lost a game setup and Linux instal by powering down manually. I guess Linux is just ‘big box’ – if you do not have a UPS consider not installing it.
I lost a Linux install by hitting the clean up feature in Ubuntu.

My expectations were not met.

But I found that Linux is best for backing up Windows OS files, and good for moving things around. The disk based OS has been wonderful for small things.

Sean

]]> By: Ex-Debian, OSX hater. http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/how-windows-users-are-changing-linux-and-what-we-should-do-about-it/#comment-770 Ex-Debian, OSX hater. Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:43:11 +0000 http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-770 Bravo!! Well said. As a long time Debian user, I recently moved to OSX. I feel like I sold out. It just doesn't feel the same. I kissed my freedoms goodbye... regrettably. Those same freedoms that I loved about Linux I no longer have with this proprietary DRM box :(. You really don't appreciate something until it's gone. I miss my Debian. Bravo!! Well said. As a long time Debian user, I recently moved to OSX. I feel like I sold out. It just doesn’t feel the same. I kissed my freedoms goodbye… regrettably. Those same freedoms that I loved about Linux I no longer have with this proprietary DRM box :( . You really don’t appreciate something until it’s gone. I miss my Debian.

]]> By: Bryan http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/how-windows-users-are-changing-linux-and-what-we-should-do-about-it/#comment-661 Bryan Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:25:44 +0000 http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-661 Hear hear! I have tinkered since the commodore 64 days. To IBM 'compatible' and MSDOS vs DRDOS. Or so I thought. Suddenly an OS that doesn't say no! To me, that is Linux and I love that! I can totally stuff up my system, or learn to configure a wonderful symphony. Up to me really. Windows has become 'straight-jacket' software to me, in comparison to Linux in all its variety! Viva la differance! Hear hear! I have tinkered since the commodore 64 days. To IBM ‘compatible’ and MSDOS vs DRDOS. Or so I thought. Suddenly an OS that doesn’t say no! To me, that is Linux and I love that! I can totally stuff up my system, or learn to configure a wonderful symphony. Up to me really. Windows has become ’straight-jacket’ software to me, in comparison to Linux in all its variety! Viva la differance!

]]> By: Tomzp http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/how-windows-users-are-changing-linux-and-what-we-should-do-about-it/#comment-588 Tomzp Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:52:29 +0000 http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-588 Best you try Linux Ubuntu first ... Best you try Linux Ubuntu first …

]]> By: Basisrente http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/how-windows-users-are-changing-linux-and-what-we-should-do-about-it/#comment-581 Basisrente Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:48:28 +0000 http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-581 great article, great comments! well said! great article, great comments! well said!

]]> By: gcraney http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/how-windows-users-are-changing-linux-and-what-we-should-do-about-it/#comment-556 gcraney Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:15:16 +0000 http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-556 The way I see it there will be completely feisty linux distros, and then there will be ones that everyday users can get along with. For a very base level user (internet browsing, text editting, etc) Ubuntu is very easy to use. However, it still has doors to the wondeful possibilities of Linux such as Amarok and an amazingly fast SQL music library. I don't see any reason why Linux can't have all the defaults, that we tinkerers can go change if we don't like them. Give people some standardized treasure on the surface, but don't lock up the shovels used to dig down deeper. The way I see it there will be completely feisty linux distros, and then there will be ones that everyday users can get along with.

For a very base level user (internet browsing, text editting, etc) Ubuntu is very easy to use. However, it still has doors to the wondeful possibilities of Linux such as Amarok and an amazingly fast SQL music library.

I don’t see any reason why Linux can’t have all the defaults, that we tinkerers can go change if we don’t like them. Give people some standardized treasure on the surface, but don’t lock up the shovels used to dig down deeper.

]]> By: Stephen Moss http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/how-windows-users-are-changing-linux-and-what-we-should-do-about-it/#comment-537 Stephen Moss Mon, 26 Jan 2009 05:39:26 +0000 http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-537 Damn Good Article! You hit it right on the nail. Damn Good Article!
You hit it right on the nail.

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