Quote Originally Posted by Snaky View Post
It's true that Linux has become much easier, especially Ubuntu/Fedora or similar, but in my eyes it's not something for everyone.

Quite true, it isn't for everyone-- it isn't for those who choose to remain enslaved by the oligopoly that is Microshaft, or for people who like their computers locking up on a regular basis, or those who ENJOY being inundated by spyware, or those who don't care what their computer is being used for when they themselves aren't looking. It's not for those who enjoy paying for antivirus software either, or paying for ANY software, for that matter.

Even if you only want to install a new program it's easier in Windows.

 That's not true. Not at all. Rubbish.

Aaaaaaand if you have a problem in Linux, it can be quite timeconsuming to fix it... sometimes even impossible.

 Impossible? Come on... Nothing is impossible. Time consuming, maybe. But so is repairing Windows, and when one adds up the TOTAL time spent in a year repairing and reinstalling Windows, vs the same time spent reinstalling and/or repairing Linux... I'll go the Linux route, from exprience.

While Windows is usually easier to recover from. And slackware is certainly not for a noob.

 LOL, see below, near the end for my 'recovery attempt' and you're right, Slackware isn't necessarily for new users, but I was a new Linux user less than a year ago, and in less than two weeks I settled on Slackware and don't regret it one bit....

I do admit, it's fun if you're a bit into using the pc and investigating. And the fun is that it's all free. But you do need to have some knowledge and interest towards it, otherwise it will be frustrating.

I don't understand the 'fun' and the 'investigating' part of that statement. I do the same stuff with my computer that I used to do with Winblows, fun or otherwise. Plus, do people who start using Winblows have some pre-existing knowledge that enables them to more easily 'adapt' to using Winblows? No.. Winblows can be frustrating too; very much so. I think it's fair to say that with ANYthing new, one should have an interest, but 'some prior knowledge'? No. People didn't know how to use Winblows when they first sat down with it either. They had to learn that too. Also, 'free' and 'fun' are not synonymous. They're both GOOD but not synonymous.

Linux can also kill your harddrive btw.

I can't comment on this from experience-- yet , but I CAN say that Linux doesn't have a 'System Restore' button, which was the last thing I thought I pressed, and actually the last Microsloth 'button' I have ever clicked to date, before my entire installation was ruined and my hard-drive currupted to the degree that I had to buy a new one. I switched away from Microshaft right then and there. I'm still not 100% sure I didn't accidentally click the 'Completely Destroy The Installation' button, but now I will never know..


Now, it isn't my intention to start a flaming debate about the merits of one or the other OS, but I do get the impression that you have either had bad personal experience(s) trying out Linux, which would be unfortunate, or have no personal experience with it at all, and are basing your comments on stuff you have read, about the way things used to be...

-- Sasha