OpenEuphoria

Re: {OT} Interesting view on Windows/Linux+Wine

• Posted by Jason Gade <jaygade at yahoo.com> Mar 08, 2006
• 676 views

Kenneth Rhodes wrote:
> 
> Jason,
> 
> Your right, of course, I was just a little over the top - let's call it
> hyperbole.  I appreciate your more appropriate insights regarding
> Wine and Linux - as well as those offered by Bernie, Greg, and Vincent. 
> 
> 
> Vincent wrote:
> 
> > It'd be nice to have more open-minded people migrate to Linux than those who
> > are anti-Microsoft, anti-Windows, etc. I dislike the immature geeks who use
> > Linux and bash Microsoft and/or the commericial software movement in
> > general.
> 
> Oh, Well. Hmmmm  it just occurred to me that my string of bad experiences
> with MicroSoft began nearly 25 years ago.  I'm not closed minded - just
> experienced!  
> 
> Gosh, a number of the folks on the list here, weren't here, or anywhere,
> then!
> 
> Ken Rhodes
> 100% MicroSoft Free
> SuSE Linux 10.0
> No AddWare, SpyWare, or Viruses!
> Life is Good  

Well I haven't had any *bad* experiences per se. I like the *idea* of Linux
better but I haven't yet been able to pry myself away. And I've been trying Linux
out for almost ten years now.

I have to admit that I like free software more for the cost than for the freedom
of it. I just don't have the cash to put out for all of the stuff that I like to
try and use. But I also appreciate the freedom of it as well, and when it comes
to choosing between an open-source free product and a closed-source one, I go
with the open-source one.

One time when Win98 crashed on me, I was able to convert the family to Linux for
two weeks until I got around to repairing Windows. It worked out pretty well, but
I still went back to the dark side.

I swore that I would never buy Windows XP, but I did. Now I swear that I'll
never buy Vista :)

One of these days, I'll get there. But I still think that MS does make some
quality software. It's just that sometimes the cost of freedom of price and
openness to code outweighs their offerings.

BTW, my computer history comes by way of the Amiga. I know how the power of
multitasking and a great command line interface can really make for a good user
experience.

--
"Any programming problem can be solved by adding a level of indirection."
--anonymous
"Any performance problem can be solved by removing a level of indirection."
--M. Haertel
"Premature optimization is the root of all evil in programming."
--C.A.R. Hoare
j.