RE: UNIX just aint for everyone

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LtKer Mystique666

I agree that people should not just jump into linux cos it's the "in thing". I disagree however with the idea that linux should not become a desktop OS. Linux has one distinct advantage as a desktop OS, that is that it costs exactl $0 to get a decent system up (barring any download costs etc). Windows costs a lot of money. The options for people who can't afford it are pirate windows or use linux. There applications for linux both as a desktop os and a server os. If you want to set up a good server then you probably shouldn't be using a distribution like redhat which is full of the so called "crapware". For servers there are some very good distributions such as debian and e-smith. The fact that desktop apps are being developed for linux will not stop people from making ther servers as well. I am sure the developers of apache have no interest in dropping the project and working on kde for example.

Linux is a great OS for pretty much anything if you can get used to thinking at a level greater than say... 8 years old. I agree that people who fear the shell shoould probably not use linux just yet, however i see no reason not to try and make it so they can.

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UNIX just aint for everyone - Tr typedeaF 2003-03-14 02:13:37
- A decent compromise to *nix and Windows is... - LtKer individual 2003-03-17 18:39:39
  - RE: A decent compromise to *nix and Windows is... - Ker Asmodai 2003-05-22 06:17:49
  - Where can you find x86 version..? -nt- - Mar snarkles 2003-03-17 18:50:48
    - RE: Where can you find x86 version..? - LtKer individual 2003-03-18 05:54:14
      - opendarwin.org -nt- - Ker highwaystar 2003-05-22 02:01:21
      - RE: Where can you find x86 version..? - Guest(opendarwin) 2003-05-22 01:05:05
        RE: Where can you find x86 version..? - Ker Asmodai 2003-05-22 06:22:46
        RE: Where can you find x86 version..? - Guest(opendarwin) 2003-05-23 01:30:49
        RE: Where can you find x86 version..? - Ker Asmodai 2003-05-23 01:36:53
        RE: Where can you find x86 version..? - Ker Asmodai 2003-05-22 06:41:03
      - Thanks-I looked all over apple.com and didnt find it nt - Guest(snarkles at school) 2003-03-18 12:15:17
        I've seen it on there twice when I wasn't looking -nt- - LtKer individual 2003-03-18 17:27:22
- Sincerly here is what's wrong with windows! - Tr EZcool 2003-03-14 20:35:10
- RE: UNIX just aint for everyone - LtKer Semper 2003-03-14 15:02:56
  - RE: UNIX just aint for everyone - Ker Asmodai 2003-05-22 06:28:48
- /me sad now... :°°( - Tr h3rald 2003-03-14 11:40:35
- >RE: UNIX just aint for everyone - LtKer Mystique666 2003-03-14 07:35:28 <
  - Not only cost... - Mar snarkles 2003-03-14 13:11:32
    - Yep, just didt have time to say it all... the list just - LtKer Mystique666 2003-03-15 01:11:21
- I couldn't have put that better myself man nt. - Maj XCoyote 2003-03-14 05:59:49

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Message:	On 2003-03-14 07:35:28, Mystique666 wrote >I agree that people should not just jump into linux cos it's the "in thing". I disagree however with the idea that linux should not become a desktop OS. Linux has one distinct advantage as a desktop OS, that is that it costs exactl $0 to get a decent system up (barring any download costs etc). Windows costs a lot of money. The options for people who can't afford it are pirate windows or use linux. There applications for linux both as a desktop os and a server os. If you want to set up a good server then you probably shouldn't be using a distribution like redhat which is full of the so called "crapware". For servers there are some very good distributions such as debian and e-smith. The fact that desktop apps are being developed for linux will not stop people from making ther servers as well. I am sure the developers of apache have no interest in dropping the project and working on kde for example. > >Linux is a great OS for pretty much anything if you can get used to thinking at a level greater than say... 8 years old. I agree that people who fear the shell shoould probably not use linux just yet, however i see no reason not to try and make it so they can.
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