__/ [ The Ghost In The Machine ] on Tuesday 29 May 2007 16:07 \__
> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz
> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote
> on Tue, 29 May 2007 10:20:24 +0100
> <26232471.KPYsE57SxC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> __/ [ croaker ] on Tuesday 29 May 2007 10:06 \__
>>
>>> On Mon, 28 May 2007 01:39:08 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>
>>>> __/ [ Doug Mentohl ] on Sunday 27 May 2007 17:54 \__
>>>>
>>>>> "there's never been a better time to buy an alternative OS"
>>>>>
>>>>> "Take Ubuntu Linux. This has rapidly become one of the most popular
>>>>> Linux distributions, and with pretty good reason. Installation is a
>>>>> snap ? just a few clicks and you?re up and running"
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.e-academy.ltd.uk/news/news.asp?NewsID=113
>>>>
>>>> Equivalent != surrogate != alternative != cheap replacement.
>>>>
>>>> Needs some work on terminology there. :-)
>>>
>>> ubuntu isn't bad but it has aways to go before it is as good as mandriva.
>>
>> MEPIS and PCLinuxOS are enticing. There are also the more commercialised
>> Linux distributions, but there's nothing like a community distro where the
>> users' voice counts.
>
> Go with what one's comfortable with. Admittedly, most
> will probably go with the top dog (currently one of Ubuntu,
> openSUSE, PCLinuxOS, Fedora, and MEPIS, if distrowatch.com
> is accurate), but wotthehell...as long as it's an open, even
> playing field.
>
> Microsoft is still king of the hill, admittedly, and will be
> for a little while. But the hill isn't exactly stable... :-)
Are we talking about quality or about ubiquity? DistroWatch is somewhat
indicative of maturity and Windows is nowhere in sight in their ranks. A
colleague of mine has recently decided that he wants to move to Linux. I
suggested that he tries PCLOS 2007 yesterday. He's no Microsoft hater. Very
much the opposite. Heck, even Microsoft MVPs try Linux...
Vista - Even The Experts Are Giving Up On It
,----[ Quote ]
| This may be a time for people to explore alternatives like Mac or even
| Linux. I just installed PCLinuxOS 2007 beta on a test system and right
| out of the box (actually, it's a free download), it worked perfectly.
| Go figure. And, again, it's FREE!
`----
http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/2007/02/28/vista-even-the-experts-are-giving-up-on-it/
Pirillo tried this too...
Vista's UI is Better Than This!?
,----[ Quote ]
| Watch and drool. By the way, you can try this on your own PC right now!
| I'm not yet sure how to unlock every one of these visual effects, but
| damn - XGL is impressive...
`----
http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/09/06/vistas-ui-is-better-than-this/
Don't know if he can be taken seriously though...
http://cache.valleywag.com/assets/resources/2007/02/pud-lick.jpg [NSFW]
http://valleywag.com/assets/resources/2007/02/pirillo-alaska-gallery.jpg
[NTSHMA] as in "nothing to see here, move along".
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