Michael Everett wrote:Not getting involved with the actual argument, but my stance on things like this is simple.
I listen to the logical arguments but automatically side against the first person to use insults or overly-derogatory comments.
The reason, to resort to such things generally indicates you are probably working from a weak position or have problems formulating a logical argument.
Sorry cthia, I was opposed to you from your first post.
Too much emotion.
No need to apologize Michael. Many Unix/Linux entusiasts tend to get over emotional regarding our love for our OS. I know that I do. My friends are even worse!
I began this post because of the horrible experience I read in smr's post
Ranting about Microsoft and Tech Support In India.
Poor guy. I simply thought to myself that there are alternatives.
And because of the many more horrible stories and experiences.
I want to apologize to any and all that I may have offended with my...overzealous passion for the OS that I love.
Part of it is because I grow weary of repairing Windows computers. If you are the resident computer geek in your social circles you are going to be called on alot.
I am called on alot.
Windows is just not a robust enough OS.
It is too virus, cookie, and popup ridden.
I shouldn't have to steer away from certain sites because they are known breeders for miscreant code.
Some sites I need to go on anyways and sometimes other people, friends, family, etc. may use my computer.
I just grow tired of repairing Windows comps.
I posted earlier about donating 15 comps. to a local school, 12 Windows and 3 Linux for 12 pre-teens to use. They ended up competing for time on the three Linux computers. The teachers called me back and when I asked the students about it, they were like "we don't want those silly windows computers. We can do all of this other stuff with the other 3."
Go figure.
Or the friends whom asked me to help with their new Windows 8 computers. I took their old laptops and replaced the Windows 7 with updated Ubuntu Linux versions for their two young daughters. Visiting later I found out that they had virtually taken over the kids Linux comps!
This is more personal. My Auntie rang me up. Seems she had had enough with her new computer. Now my Auntie only uses her computer to keep track of her more than three thousand rare books, her endless recipe collection, my Uncles butterfly collection, her collection of era music purchased from i-Tunes, and for simple web research and word-processing.
For years my Aunt has been using Windows and less than nine months ago purchased a new Laptop to manage all these things.
After using for a few months the computer began to bog down. So many cookies and a few viruses. And she spent extra for virus software!
The popups were getting on her nerves. She go to click on something and it begins an avalanche of windows opening! And boot times were too slow. And the screen became so cluttered!
She did not want me to take her computer away for a few days as I was swamped with work. We struck a mid-ground. I took an old 486 I had given her daughter many years ago running Windows XP.
I temporarily set-up the latest Ubuntu with a free compatible database program, word-processor, and music programs.
I returned to bring my Aunts serviced Windows 8 computer and she gave me a seriously incredible look of defiance and a stern lecture.
"Finally I got a computer that I like. It works. It works well! And if you think I'm going to give it back for that that junk you've got another think coming! Even your Uncle uses the computer now!
My Uncle has never liked computers! He was clicking that mouse like a pianist!
My Aunt kept commenting about how fast things happen when you click the mouse. And my favorite, "the screen is so pretty. It's not messy." She is alluding to the lack of popups, the clear borders of one screen open, that utilises the entire screen by default. And it's intuitive.
If an OS can win over my Uncle.
My Uncle. It be bad!
"This is how a computer should work!"
"Son, why haven't you given us this from the start?!"
My Aunt was bordering on the irate. She refused to accept her new computer back. A nearly three-thousand dollar system! She would rather have an old desktop case unit!
"But Auntie, I can just load Ubuntu Linux on your new computer.."
"Don't bother, thank you!"
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