[Tfug] LNLFA Part 2

[erich]

OK,
        I guess what I'm saying is that MS succeptability to attacks,
especially to naive users, is the only thing that keeps Linux around
as an alternative. However Linux is asking for trouble. The ever
expanding complexity of the kernel and other applications makes
it more difficult to install and integrate hardware to do what you
want it to. See my original post. Since my last successful install
(10 months ago), there have been 6 upgrades of the kernel
2.6.25 to 2.6.31. Never mind counting revisions, (r1,r2..rx)

                                                                                      
Erich

Glen Pfeiffer wrote:
> On 17 Jan 2010, erich wrote:
>   
>> I remind you all that this stuff is geeky, and you would never 
>> get my 86 y.o. aunt to do this. She muddles along with 
>> Micro$oft as best she can.
>>     
>
> You started the last thread saying that Linux is not for 
> amateurs, and your reasoning seemed to be because compiling the 
> kernel has become more difficult.
>
> Now it seems that you are saying that Linux is not for people 
> like your 86 year old aunt, because compiling the kernel has 
> become more difficult.
>
> Regardless which argument you are making, I disagree. Using Linux 
> is for amateurs, newbies, seasoned pros, etc. Anyone can use 
> Linux.
>
> Hacking on Linux may be a completely different story. I think you  
> might be able to make a cogent argument that hacking Linux is no 
> longer for amateurs. But I am not able to contribute to that 
> argument due to lack of experience in that area.
>
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