Re: Future of linux...

[Andrew Konosky <TerranAce007 comcast net>]

I have a Win98SE/RH9 Dual boot system that I built, configured and 
maintain myself. All my friends own OEM machines that they spent twice 
as much on and wonder why they can't play games with their super fast 
Pentium 4's. Hardly any of them know what a graphics card is, and they 
call me a nerd because I do. Guess who they ask all the time for help 
when their computers don't work.

Theres people that are very "computer literate" and those who aren't. A 
lot of people don't want to build, conifgure or fix their computers, 
they just want to play games or surf the net. Most didn't decide to use 
Windows because they thought it was better than Linux, its just what 
came on their Dell or Compaq, and they didn't know there was anything 
else. Most games are coded for Windows as well, and not all of them work 
with Wine or come coded for Linux.

The reason Windows is so popular and "easy to use" is because it comes 
on every single OEM system, has largest game selection, and one official 
service department(although MS tech support sucks) instead of many 
seperate and independent organizations.

When I installed redhat8, all my internet, e-mail, sound, video, 
network, etc configurations were done automatically. It takes hours for 
me to setup Win98 after a reformat. Linux is just as easy to use as 
Windows, its just that the average person doesn't know that, and doesn't 
have a chance to learn because his system comes with Windows already 
installed.

Maybe if Linux could get a contract with someone like Dell or Gateway, 
people could start getting OEM systems with Linux. I doubt that M$ would 
let that happen without a lawsuit though