Don't be upset of the subject, cause am going to end the sentence with, "The stability & reliability of Linux Vs the Crashability & bugginess of Windows."
I quit get the idea that I'm going to be attacked if I wrote this subject without justifying why did I wrote it, specially that am writing it in one of the most famous Linux distros forum :P
But let's be honest, as I understand, Ubuntu means Linux for humans, well, let me get that straight, it's not for all humans "yet"
As I switched from Windows to Linux, installed Ubuntu as default OS, I have to say, you have to be somewhat technical to solve your problems.
You have to be familiar with CLI to solve lot's of issue's, unlike Windows, where everything is GUI.
Of course, many people would feel like killing me when I talk sweet about Windows, but lets face it. It is easier for a person to install things on Windows.
I myself had enormous trouble trying to activate RAID 0 using Linux I failed to do so. Installing the NVIDIA drivers in the wrong way crashed my GUI & my system would work CLI only. I've tried many ways to fix the issue, to reconfig xserver-xorg, consulted a friend of mine who's expert in Linux, couldn't solve it. (Solution, deleted Linux partition & reinstalled).
Am using Kubuntu BTW, as for my desktop & sometimes you have to "sudo dolphin" to access certain areas where you need to modify a file or delete other file. And when you open any window in KDE, tells you an error about bookmarks or something.
What I want to clear is, despite the stability of Linux "Which I myself testify for" it's still needs more work to make it easy for the end user.
I like the idea of packages, where you do not have to compile the source code to be able to use the program. But still, not everything goes as smooth as it should be. I just wanted to play Yanni's Live Concert DVD the day before yesterday. And wasted too much time to be able to watch it yesterday. I've installed all restricted codecs & "libdvdcss" & many other packages such as "automatics" & some other players, but couldn't play it yet. The solution was with the simple shell command to install something in the "libdvdcss" after you have installed the package.
The idea is, this is too much, how can you expect simple people to discover all those twists to be to able to do a simple task in Windows, where you just open the Windows Media Player & click play!
As for me, am starting to spread the Linux word among my friends, as I've already switched to Linux as a default OS. But I cannot expect them to respond easily unless I prove that Linux is easy to use.
Linux have gone far than ever in it being simpler for the user, but it still needs more effort.
Am writing this because I know that the good people of Kubuntu here, whom are developing this wonderful OS, would keep pushing Linux further & further until it becomes easier, better & more reliable than ever. And as you know, that Intel is riding the Open Source wave http://oss.intel.com/en-us/
So we should be more than happy, because if Intel headed that direction, am sure soon enough, many other hardware vendors will head that direction as well.
Ah & BTW, Apple's latest OS is based on Unix, so that's considered to be testifying of the stability of the Unix OS.
The last thing I want to say is, don't be mad at me for saying so, that Windows is easier to deal with that Linux, because that's the truth which I hope it won't last forever.
So Linux ppl, may GOD bless you in what you are doing, just keep on moving & make our computer lives be better than ever.
Best Wishes: 0x00FE
I quit get the idea that I'm going to be attacked if I wrote this subject without justifying why did I wrote it, specially that am writing it in one of the most famous Linux distros forum :P
But let's be honest, as I understand, Ubuntu means Linux for humans, well, let me get that straight, it's not for all humans "yet"
As I switched from Windows to Linux, installed Ubuntu as default OS, I have to say, you have to be somewhat technical to solve your problems.
You have to be familiar with CLI to solve lot's of issue's, unlike Windows, where everything is GUI.
Of course, many people would feel like killing me when I talk sweet about Windows, but lets face it. It is easier for a person to install things on Windows.
I myself had enormous trouble trying to activate RAID 0 using Linux I failed to do so. Installing the NVIDIA drivers in the wrong way crashed my GUI & my system would work CLI only. I've tried many ways to fix the issue, to reconfig xserver-xorg, consulted a friend of mine who's expert in Linux, couldn't solve it. (Solution, deleted Linux partition & reinstalled).
Am using Kubuntu BTW, as for my desktop & sometimes you have to "sudo dolphin" to access certain areas where you need to modify a file or delete other file. And when you open any window in KDE, tells you an error about bookmarks or something.
What I want to clear is, despite the stability of Linux "Which I myself testify for" it's still needs more work to make it easy for the end user.
I like the idea of packages, where you do not have to compile the source code to be able to use the program. But still, not everything goes as smooth as it should be. I just wanted to play Yanni's Live Concert DVD the day before yesterday. And wasted too much time to be able to watch it yesterday. I've installed all restricted codecs & "libdvdcss" & many other packages such as "automatics" & some other players, but couldn't play it yet. The solution was with the simple shell command to install something in the "libdvdcss" after you have installed the package.
The idea is, this is too much, how can you expect simple people to discover all those twists to be to able to do a simple task in Windows, where you just open the Windows Media Player & click play!
As for me, am starting to spread the Linux word among my friends, as I've already switched to Linux as a default OS. But I cannot expect them to respond easily unless I prove that Linux is easy to use.
Linux have gone far than ever in it being simpler for the user, but it still needs more effort.
Am writing this because I know that the good people of Kubuntu here, whom are developing this wonderful OS, would keep pushing Linux further & further until it becomes easier, better & more reliable than ever. And as you know, that Intel is riding the Open Source wave http://oss.intel.com/en-us/
So we should be more than happy, because if Intel headed that direction, am sure soon enough, many other hardware vendors will head that direction as well.
Ah & BTW, Apple's latest OS is based on Unix, so that's considered to be testifying of the stability of the Unix OS.
The last thing I want to say is, don't be mad at me for saying so, that Windows is easier to deal with that Linux, because that's the truth which I hope it won't last forever.
So Linux ppl, may GOD bless you in what you are doing, just keep on moving & make our computer lives be better than ever.
Best Wishes: 0x00FE
, but the idea is. Doing simple tasks such as browsing the Internet, reading your mail or writing documents is not something you can compare with. Cause it's so easy on Linux, there is nothing challenging there, she did not have to install a new software, hardware or a driver :P
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