RE: RE: Lexmark E220

["Ben Yau" <byau cardcommerce com>]

> > >
> > >Not worth the effort to get working. I will NOT be
> > recommending Linux
> > >any time in the near future to any of my clients, friends or to the
> > >city government I work for.
> > >
> > >Linux is definitely not ready for the desktop.
> > >
> > >Bob Cataldo
> > >CNE, MCSE, A+, Network +
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > Hmmm, it seems to me that this smart guy (CNE, MSCE, A+, Network+ --
> > whatever that all is)  considers it faster,  more cost effective and
> > more reliable to install Windows than Linux.  Maybe it had to do with
> > his level of comfort level and understanding of  Windows?
> >
> > I have two additional thoughts...
> >
> > 1) Did he learn Windows in 2 days?
>
> Probably not, but Linux's learning curve is FAR steeper than Windows.
> Having been a Windows nerd for a while and picked up Redhat I can
> personally vouche for that.   The support for Linux, in comparison to
> say Microsoft is also lacking. That's not a bash Linux/Redhat comment,
> it's just the way it is.  I expect it to get better as time goes on.
>


I have to agree here.  Bob's statement is that "Linux is definitely not
ready for the desktop".  I like Linux/Unix.  In fact I love it.  It's great
for a sysadmin desktop, but you won't catch me recommending it to most
customers for a desktop.  That's what windows is for (on the reverse side,
most of the time I do not recommend windows for any type of serving.  I
recommend Unix/Linux).  Regardless of the printer installatoin problem
(could have been 4 days, could have been 1 minute after finding the RPM,
whatever)..  for most desktop users, finding an RPM or driver is difficult
enough, and that's just an easy part of having unix/linux on the desktop.


Ben Y (technological agnostic ? )