Wow, a flamewar I can play in! I'm excited...
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Originally posted by ngc457
There is a Red Hat rep comming to my place of work. I wonder what sort of questions I should ask him.
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You should ask him why the heck he is there, and what free-be's he brought you.. =]
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Why is all Linux software worthless crap that can't do a damn thing and 15 years behind all Windows software.
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Apache.. Need I say more? Define 'software' ... Since you say "all" software, I can only assume you mean everything. Perhaps you mean 'desktop software' (CD Burning, games, etc)
Perhaps you should keep in mind, linux wasn't designed for some little kid to get on his first computer and play the latest-and-greatest twitch game. It was designed to be a server, in a server environment, and to be a development machine, in a developmental environment.
Obviously, this is changing... And it will take time.
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Why is it so hard to install software.
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rpm -ivh software.rpm
apt-get install software
tar -xvf software.tar ; make ; ./software-bin
Doesn't sound very hard to me.
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Why does the fonts look bad.
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I didn't know the console had bad fonts.. Oh wait.. :P I agree, they *did* look horrible... Took a lot of tweaking back in the day to make Netscape readable. But those days are quickly fading with AA support, and better font-handling by WMs in X (And X itself).
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Why doesn't my high end do something film scanner won't work with Linux.
Why can't I play Morrowind on Linux.
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I never understood this one. It's just silly. Why would you blame a company/person/whatever that packages a kernel with some utilities because company X didn't port their latest-and-greatest game/app/driver to Linux?
Whatever...I could I could complain that MS didn't port a ext2/3 driver to Windows, or that they didn't provide bash, and perl in Windows out of the box... Oh wait...That's not MS's reponsability...
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Why do Linux users say RTFM
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Because (Just like in the Windows/OS2/Mac/AnyOS-World), there are real bastards who respond.
Ooor, it could be that the program comes with documentation, and your question is answered by #2 in the FAQ.
Some people actually say it for a reason. Don't expect the world to hand you every answer to all your questions on a platter.. Try getting off your bum and actually reading the docs.
But keep in mind, there are always bastards.. =]
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Why does Xfree86 crash often
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Interesting...In the 6+ years I've run Linux+XFree, I've had it crash on me twice...
Maybe you could answer me this: Why does Windows 95 crash often? What about Win2k?
Reason number one: Drivers/modules/servers.
Reason number two: Misconfiguration.
Reason number three: Conflicts.
Reason number four: Bad coding.
As with any program, a coder cannot test on every piece of hardware attached to every piece of software out there. Ever notice how stable your Nintendo or Sega was? Guess why...
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Why is the Linux GUI slow.
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Why is your video card slow? I don't have a slow GUI (Even across VNC), so I'm not sure what your issue is. But it could be the same reasons that make Windows slow: A lot of junk running in the background, or a lot of 'eye-candy' for your WM.
It could also be your video card is not fully supported by X, which again is not a fault of Linux (Or X, to be proper). Blame your video manufacturer for not writing drivers to support the OS.
Keep in mind, it's not Linux people's job to write drivers for someone else hardware. They may do it, but they are being rather nice when they do.
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Why do you want my personal info just so I can update Redhat.
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Yeah, I agree...I don't use up2date, but I agree anyway.. =]
I imagine it's for marketing or something or anther.
On the other hand, you don't need up2date to update your RH boxen..
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Why do Linux users flat out lie that GIMP is better then PhotoShop. Just read page 256 in the book The Joy of Linux where it says "The onboard tools for the GIMP rival any found in Adobe's PhotoShop". Yes that is a direct quote, a quote that is a lie. If Linux apps. where so good then why lie.
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Did every user of Linux out there right that book? Where are my darn royalties then! I think you owe me some money.. =]
Seriously, there is always going to be a nitwit out there who will say something that isn't true. If you run Linux, or if you run Windows, you should truely never believe what someone says until you prove it yourself.
Just don't assume every user of that software is going to agree with one person's point-of-view.
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Why won't adobe and macromedia port any of their top quality get work done software to Linux. Is it because they know it won't sell because it is against the Linux religon to have comercial software http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/microsoft.html Commercial software is the great satan. Look at this petition linked proudly on the GNU home page http://www.petitiononline.com/pasp01/petition.html They think it is evil for companies to protect thier research. They want to steal it to make open source software better. They think all code should be open and it is evil for it to be closed. Guess what software is a product and it isn't evil to keep the source code closed and sell it. That is called capitalism and thank god for it.
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Again, how is this Linux people's fault? Should you be blamed for a piece of Linux software that isn't ported to windows? I would hope not.
I agree the market is probably not there for Linux software of this type. Maybe sometime in the future it will be, maybe not.
People buy Linux software, and not everyone agrees 100% with GNU. Get over it.
On a side note, capitalism has nothing to do with sourcecode.. =]
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I will tell the Redhat rep no thanks I want to run Windows which is stable, runs top quality software (that has evil patents) and is easy to use instead of being brainwashed by your cult.
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Damn straight. You have the right to run a duck on your computer if you want. Don't let anyone think they can talk you out of DuckOS 3.7.
As for this brainwashing. I don't remember that software on my RH CD. You must have a much more cool version than I.
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Yes this is in responce so someone posting a microsoft rep is comming to my school what should I ask and I am mad! |
Why are you mad?
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