[Tfug] 2 weeks of Hackintosh fun..

[Bowie J. Poag]

We had a little experiment where I work... Our team lead asked that we 
all use Ubuntu as our primary desktop. Not a problem for me, since i've 
been using Linux for like 10 years.. I can get around anything that 
poses itself as a problem.  A few months in, the non-Linux-literate 
among us wishes to go back to Windows..even though they hate Windows.. 
They want to go back to Windows because desktop Linux is flaky, 
functionally and visually inconsistent, crash-prone, confusing, and 
frustrating....And these are people who've been working in IT for a 
decade or more. BETTER test subjects than average users.

The proof is in the numbers... If it was ready for prime time, it would 
be already.

Cheers,
Bowie











Andrew Ayre wrote:
> My wife uses Ubuntu. She is not into computers and doesn't really care 
> what is running. But she uses Ubuntu without problems to:
>
>   - email
>   - look at web pages and videos
>   - transfer pictures from her digital camera and edit them
>   - create documents and spreadsheets
>   - print
>   - write reminder notes
>   - play games
>
> I set her up with Ubuntu because it doesn't crash or break while she 
> is using it. I was tired of endless XP problems.
>
> I guess the real work you do is something other than this? Please be 
> more specific. Thanks.
>
> Andy
>
> Bexley Hall wrote:
>> But, if you're using a machine to get *real* work done, Linux (and
>> damn near all the other "free" OS's) is usually not the right way
>> to go about it!
>