Comments on: Linux: pain-free at last, or did I just get lucky? http://blog.tminusten.com/linux-pain-free-at-last-or-did-i-just-get-lucky/ The personal blog of Jonathan Story Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:48:15 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Jon http://blog.tminusten.com/linux-pain-free-at-last-or-did-i-just-get-lucky/comment-page-1/#comment-1439 Jon Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:14:39 +0000 http://blog.tminusten.com/?p=20#comment-1439 You make a good point. That attitude of "oh, well it's so easy, just do this you dunce" is the thing i dislike most about linux myself. The community can be great, but they can also be pretty useless. I doubt I'll ever get away from windows completely, and even if I did, I'd be using Linux in combination with something else - it's just not quite plug'n'play enough. Maybe they'll get it sorted eventually, maybe not - but right now I'm willing to shell out for Windows. You make a good point. That attitude of “oh, well it’s so easy, just do this you dunce” is the thing i dislike most about linux myself. The community can be great, but they can also be pretty useless.

I doubt I’ll ever get away from windows completely, and even if I did, I’d be using Linux in combination with something else – it’s just not quite plug’n'play enough.

Maybe they’ll get it sorted eventually, maybe not – but right now I’m willing to shell out for Windows.

]]> By: Bill http://blog.tminusten.com/linux-pain-free-at-last-or-did-i-just-get-lucky/comment-page-1/#comment-1435 Bill Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:41:54 +0000 http://blog.tminusten.com/?p=20#comment-1435 The problem here is not just that Ubuntu/kubuntu whatever flavor of linux doesn't do the things that windows/mac do automatically (set up network, printers on same,etc), it's a mindset of "just edit smb.conf". Well, you CAN'T edit smb.conf without 38 other steps, none of which are explained, because you are a dumbass. THAT is why linux will not go anywhere. It looks great, it works, but even I don't want to fark around for 38 hours just to do something i can do in 38 seconds in Windows. It's WORTH the money for a copy. There is a cost involved in this supposedly "free" software, and it's just too high for most users. The problem here is not just that Ubuntu/kubuntu whatever flavor of linux doesn’t do the things that windows/mac do automatically (set up network, printers on same,etc), it’s a mindset of “just edit smb.conf”. Well, you CAN’T edit smb.conf without 38 other steps, none of which are explained, because you are a dumbass. THAT is why linux will not go anywhere. It looks great, it works, but even I don’t want to fark around for 38 hours just to do something i can do in 38 seconds in Windows. It’s WORTH the money for a copy. There is a cost involved in this supposedly “free” software, and it’s just too high for most users.

]]> By: Mark Pilatowski http://blog.tminusten.com/linux-pain-free-at-last-or-did-i-just-get-lucky/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Mark Pilatowski Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:28:05 +0000 http://blog.tminusten.com/?p=20#comment-2 Yeah, I actually learned there was an update right after my wireless issues that fixed the problem and made it much easier. I am still having issues with my network but I am going to keep plugging away. Yeah, I actually learned there was an update right after my wireless issues that fixed the problem and made it much easier. I am still having issues with my network but I am going to keep plugging away.

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