Amiga mention in LinuxToday editorial

[Piru]

@stefcep2

Linux fans use Linux simply because its not a MS product, not because they enjoy it.

Bollocks. I run MorphOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Windows XP and Mac OS X (all those natively, I'm not counting the virtual machines here). Out of these Linux is the obvious server OS choice.

I prefer the best tool for the job. If that's M$ product I have no problem with it.

A single 50k system file that's one version too old will stop it from booting

That's why any proper distro has dependicies. apt is your friend.

[Piru]

@stefcep2

There are numerous examples where the dependancies are not installed eg eg k3b burning software update that needed an update to a KDE GUI file that wasn't picked up in synaptic, no boot.

I've never been left with unbootable Debian system. Then again, I don't run X, but even if X would fail to start I don't consider that "unbootable".

Then fire up Windows (why should you have to?) so that you can get on the net and wait several days until others have that problem so that you get a fix. Oh what would you do if there was no windows

Linux is the only OS on the server x86 box. If I have any trouble I can always boot with in the safe mode or select to boot with sash to get the root prompt. I've never had to do that so far with my home installation.

Windows has the same, too, btw: booting in safe mode or to command prompt.

Oh what would you do if there was no windows? or yeah install another distro so that you can work out how to make the first distro boot..its a joke..

And if the Windows installation breaks badly (lets assume it does, no boot in safe mode f.e.), the only option is to boot from the installation media and choose the repair installation. It hardly ever works. Is that better?

Repairing Linux installation is bloody heaven in comparison.

With Windows there's always some "black box" in there which does some magic things you can't possibly figure out. With Linux there at least is the possibility to figure out exactly why something fails. Granted, I guess most will just reinstall when things go south, but for "real techie" Linux is more salvagable.

[Piru]

@stefcep2

You have valid points there, but it doesn't mean Windows is better either. If Windows does goof up, you can't fix it via "CLI". You're forced to reinstall basically.

Ubuntu has brought easy "desktop" linux to masses, but indeed there is still room for improvement. Yet I know several "CLI" impaired people who use it and have no problems whatsoever. I'd even go as far as to claim that they enjoy it.