it doesn't load for me

really? bugger

I'm waiting for the "Linux has removed the 4 year computer science degree requirement previously needed to get it to work" announcement.

That happened a good while ago, Enzoblue.
My mom uses Linux on our old, outdated computer and has absolutely no problem using it. She is hardly a CS major.

finally it loaded! great clip, gg!


i second sylvester.
linux has got many problems, but like every os has.
the difference is that its problems are, well, different, so, if you are used to windows, you simply have to re-learn something. not a great deal, usually.

And 99.99% of those problems stem from the lack of Linux-supported drivers. (Most notably WiFi and videocard.) Many of the drivers for Linux are written by the community, and while they are effective enough to use, they will have bugs, since they are written through reverse-engineering and guesswork. There are hardware providers that not only provide Linux drivers, but open-source the drivers as well, and when you run Linux on that hardware, you will rarely experience problems.

well, no.

i mean, your percentage is wrong.

now, ok, i like linux, i use it in my server, and i used it in my pcs before buying a mac.

with that said, i'm not a blind fan, i'm simply an happy user. that actually sees the problems. and there ARE problems, often badly designed interface problems. something that doesn't work as it was expected or at all.

this kind of thing happens in every OS, it DOES happen in linux too, don't be blind.

Ah, I thought you were referring to the core issues, rather than stuff like interface and issues with various software. If you're going to go that route, you'll end up with a few more issues. However, if you focus on the basics, you're less likely to find significant problems. (Yeah, 99.99% is a bit high, but I was merely exaggerating.) I think the main thing that throws newcomers off is the initial setup, and most of that problem does stem from driver issues.

Don't get me wrong. As much as I seem to be a Linux zealot, I'm not really that obsessive. I still recognize OSX and Windows (especially Win2k) for their benefits.

aah ok if you put it that way it does make sense, yes.


btw i'm also talking about lame applications.

i installed kubuntu on a pc of a friend of mine who is a chemical researcher. So i've also installed all the programs related to chemical-stuff, and in the description of the programs, they said they DID support stuff from the windows chemical programs.

but, well, it was a lie. this is a kind of thing i really don't like.

I'm watching this in Opera running on Ubuntu Feisty Fawn with the Beryl window manager making all the tooltips explode - ++geek

I prefer mac, but that is a great commercial. And anything is better than windows, so linux will probably 'win' the low end market.

It doesn't get any easier than Ubuntu

It's already begun:
Dell to Expand Linux Options http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2007/03/13/7985.aspx
Dell to Offer Ubuntu 7.04 http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2007/05/01/13147.aspx
Coming Soon By Popular Demand: Ubuntu http://duggmirror.com/linux_unix/IMAGE_Dell_Makes_Ubuntu_Official

Nicely done.. yeah, as bizinichi points out, Ubuntu is the business for consumer-level stability and usability.

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