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RE: [PLUG] More critique of Linux desktop
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From: plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org
[mailto:plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org] On Behalf Of Howard Bloom
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 3:47 PM
To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
Subject: RE: [PLUG] More critique of Linux desktop
-----Original Message-----
From: plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org
[mailto:plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org] On Behalf Of Geoff Rivell
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 3:21 PM
To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
Subject: Re: [PLUG] More critique of Linux desktop
On Monday 13 September 2004 02:45 pm, M.Simons wrote:
> > I have reinstalled my Office Desktop 4 times this year. It took me
> > a while To me, Linux offers more stability and that is important to
> > me. It is certainly stable in the server realm.
> So then, in essence, what you are saying is that Windows isn't ready
> for the desktop.
HAHAHAHAHA. Thats about what I was saying a couple days ago. My uncles
for
one love Linux on their desktop. Granted they only listen to music, view
video, read e-mail, and browse the web. I'm trying to hook them up into the
world of RSS feeds currently :)
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This is the point I made at the very beginning of this voluminous thread.
Desktop Linux is wonderful if your expectations are not high. It excels in
doing a fine job for basic work on less of a machine and less memory.
I put Linux on discarded computers from clients and give them away to
College Students who cannot afford them and also the PAL - that's Police
Athletic League - kids who can't afford a computer. Someone's trash has
just become a kid's computer and works great.
It just seems to me that so many who have responded to this thread, have
taken the fact that Linux is not ready for mainstream use on the desktop,
very personally and I don't know why.
Am I insulting you with the truth?
Howard
Actually I thought being called a Nuts Zealots Kooks was offensive. And I
also run a consulting business and have been for the last seven years. I
think you are a narrow minded user. If you where really solutions driven you
would be finding ways to get your clients away from being a target to
mainstream virus/ worm programmers.
Since you pointed out that there are no programs to replace Act! I
corresponded with a few folks and it seems a similar CRM package could
possibly put together with off the shelf open source components.
This is called doing something about it and not being a spectator.
Spectators watch and complain when you lose. Doers get it done.
I am taking the high road and I'm going to do something about it. Because
that is what this group is for. I invite you to help if you can put you
pessimism beside and look for a solution.
If not then please don't respond I really do not need anyone bringing me
down when I'm trying to find solutions to issues at hand.
Ed Martin
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