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Date Thu, 02 Nov 2000 12:59:30 +0000
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Al Davis wrote:
> 
> Another issue is totally bizarre systems like Windoze.  As much as I
> dislike it, I know that it must be able to run there.  Probably the
> best way to make it run there is with the Gnu tools, but just try to
> convince a Windoze lover of that!
> 
> Anyway, I am beginning to see it.

I couldn't resist jumping at the bait here :-)
Coming from a DOS/Windows background (i.e. I couldn't
afford a Unix machine until Linux came along) I have
to say that it's Unix that I find "bizarre".

I've been struggling for years now with Linux on my
home machines (desktop and laptop), and I've been
landed with the job of trying to get our network of
Solaris workstations running smoothly at the new
design centre in Edinburgh.

Concepts such as having to "mount" disks, such as not
being allowed to eject the CD using the button, such
as having a button to eject a floppy but not being
able to handle it if someone uses it, such as having
to work as two different personalities on my own machine
i.e. user and superuser, all seem bizarre to me.

In my experience, most people's preference between Windows
and Unix depends on which they've been "brought up with",
but there's really no clear winner between the two. They're
both good at different things.

Many times I've considered wiping Linux off my hard
disk, but I persevere because I like the "free" idea.
But I can't say that there's actually anything I can
do on Unix/Linux, that I can't do in Windows, and
there's an awful lot I can do in Windows that I can't
in Unix.

Anyway, I shouldn't have started ranting, but if you're
going to put inflammatory statements like that, I'll
find it difficult to contain myself :-) I'm probably
just homesick for my comfortable Windows world, after
having spent the last few weeks fighting with Solaris
at work and Linux at home.

Oops, sorry,

Alan

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