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Re: My Letter To A Linux Desktop User

DaCAP — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:17:30 -0000

Daniel,

Your premise is invalid. Linux is not monolithic - there are well over 100 different distributions with attributes that span the gamut. Certainly Linux desktops as you describe it exist, and those distributions address the desires of Linux hobbiests as you describte.

I offer you disproof by counterexample. Linux desktops exist that are more solid and reliable than any flavor of Windows and are just as well supported. Here are a number of such that fit this description:

1. The (K)Ubuntu distribution known as Dapper Drake, version 6.06 LTS (Long-Term Support)

2. Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation.

3. Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop

4. SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop

All are: easier to install than Windows, more reliable, and less prone to exploits (by count - not the same as saying they are not exploitable). All are as easily updated, and one is free (as in gratis), while all the rest are free (as in open source, easily examined).

I know the things I have claimed from personal experience (well, except for SuSE - that one is by reputation). I have used computers since I started college in 1972, graduating in 77 with my Master's degree in EE. I have used Windows since version 3.0 was released in 1990 and Linux since 1996. I use several flavors of both Windows and Linux every day. Like you, I want an OS that is not an end but a means. As reliable tools go that I can "just use," Linux is my OS of choice.

Reliable, unbiased information is hard to find. There is a great deal of FUD on both sides. I hope my experiences help you.

Regards,

DaCAP

Re: My Letter To A Linux Desktop User

DaCAP — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:17:30 -0000