[Gllug] Fight! Fight! Fight!

[Alain Williams]

On Thu, Oct 11, 2001 at 04:06:01PM +0100, tet at accucard.com wrote:
> 
> >http://www.cw360.com/article&rd=&i=&ard=106646&fv=1
> >
> >See page 33 of Computer Weekly,
> >or go to http://www.cw360.com and search for Linux Bigots
> 
> Actually, for the most part, he's right. It's not that Linux doesn't
> have the *potential* to make it big on the desktop. Obviously, we all
> know that it does. But it doesn't (yet) have the applications. Even
> the much improved Star Office 6 still has a long way to go.
> 
> In terms of usability, we can easily match, and far surpass Windows
> for manipulating windows on screen, starting applications, and the like.
> What we can't do, though, is provide the consistent user interface to
> configuring the box. Not that Windows is consistent with itself, but it's
> close enough that most users can get by.

The other problem that gets forgotten is the vast wealth of problem fixing
experience with M$ Windows. All computers occasionally have problems (configuration,
disk space, installation, ...) lots of people have learned how to cope
with the M$ ones, when they come to Linux they haven't a clue and so
pronounce Linux as cr*p.

We know that Linux is more stable/... that M$ Windows, but try telling that
to the M$ Admin who sees it as something that voids much of his past experience.

This will get better with time, but in the mean time there is work to do.

Hint: if you are putting system in, it is far better to do something that is
well within your (and/or Linux's) abilities and so do a good job; rather
than do a complicated job poorly. Bad experiences count for much more
than good ones.

-- 
Alain Williams

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