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Re: [PLUG] HOMM III for Linux
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On Mon, 17 Jan 2000, Michael W. Ryan wrote:
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:It'll take more than just games. Linux needs to evolve in terms of
:usability and application base. As a point of comparison: my first
:Windows NT install was much more successful and less anxious than my
:first Linux install (I'll admit that it was Slackware, but I did have
:good instructions).
I will agree my first Linux install was less then desired. It took me a
month before I could dial out to the internet and yet another month before
I got X running. But it installed (after I fixed the partitions so I
didnt run out of space) My first NT install was like installing Win95,
mind numbingly easy. But at this point, I have seen people install Linux
on a machine that have never even heard of Unix/Linux untill a month
before. They had standard hardware and had no problems. And it is only
getting easier.
But as ease of install and a nicer GUI improves, I see on the games and
applications front alot improving. There is already a ton of applications
out there, some better then others, but more and more mainstream
manufacturers are movin the products over. Right now there is only 2
things I cannot do under linux, and I am not all that knowledgable of the
OS. One is view the exported directories on an exchange server, and
another is play my favorite games. Once I can do those two things, I will
never have to use windows again.
And I will be quite happy for it :)
-Rune
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:But, it will help.
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