Quote:
Originally Posted by neoh
KOffice?
OpenOffice?
SiagOffice?
Mozilla?
Opera?
Firefox?
Netscape?
Who the fuck uses Kazaa?
Gimp > Photoshop
And anything adobe has made can be read/viewed/edited on a linux machine.
|
I'm just listing programs that a lot of users are accustomed to. And no, Gimp is certainly not anywhere near Photoshop calibre for working with real print media, nevermind having a crufty, hackish interface.
Go to download.com and see how many linux programs they have. Compare the number of linux applications to the number of windows applications. Consider the fact that most people likely own several computer games or windows-only applications.
I understand that most of the nerd (oh, wait, geek, or whatever the jargon file tells you is preferred) elite here is strongly pro-Linux. Linux has its own share of problems though, and it is IMO not ready for non-technical desktop use. Lindows is trying.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Crazy Dave
I personally would NOT up grade to winXP. Unless you have hardware that is having issues with win2k. I personally had to up grade, there's a lot of issues still with it.
|
Like what, if you don't mind me asking?
Windows XP has a few neat little features that make things "easier" for non-technical users, like common tasks, better auto-insert notification, much easier network setup, better wireless networking features, and the Windows Firewall with SP2.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Crazy Dave
You know, if you don't run a lot of Windows apps and games, and mostly use Word processors, and Internet, I'd go to linux (or other an other *ux). You don't have to worry 1/2 as much about virii. Get some one to set you up Mandrake or a plain Debin install. Both are about the easiest to maintain.
|
Both are still a pain to maintain and require some technical know-how, and will likely not run whatever random Windows apps and games she has without massive technical skill. There may be the odd IE-only site that'll refuse to load, as well (often things like banks).
I've never run anti-virus software nor firewall software. The only worm I was hit by was Blaster, and that I had fixed relatively quickly.
Quote:
Originally Posted by clevich
WHO THE HELL USES INTERNET EXPLORER?!?!!? wait... HAHAHAHAHA.. oh zing. Mozilla/Firefox/Opera4life.
|
You're preaching to the choir about Mozilla. I've been using it since about M10, and was using Phoenix 0.1 a couple days after release. Some people are accustomed to IE though, and there are still a few stubborn sites that aren't quite compatible.