In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz
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wrote
on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:20:19 +0000
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> __/ [ The Ghost In The Machine ] on Thursday 15 February 2007 16:39 \__
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>> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Peter Köhlmann
>> <peter.koehlmann@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote
>> on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:26:25 +0100
>> <er09an$7gd$01$2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>>
> http://theinvisiblethings.blogspot.com/2007/02/vista-security-model-big-joke.html
>>
>> Ick. Win95 (Yes, let's magically get rid of DOS by hiding it!)
>> all over again.
>>
>> But never mind that...how many copies should I go buy for
>> my Linux desktops? After all, Vista is such a modern
>> operating system.
>>
>> Especially since it comes with:
>>
>> - a compiler
>> - a spreadsheet
>> - a word processor
>> - a web browser
>> - a graphical drawing package
>> - remote security administration tools
>> - FTP, HTTP, and SSH servers
>> - remoteable display capability
>> - and lots more
>>
>> Yes, Vista is such a modern OS that...what was that?
>> It *doesn't* come with all of the above? Oh dear.
>>
>> Never mind.
>
> Check out some of the Web sites which aggreagate costs to show you to price
> of a /complete/ Windows-bsed workstation/production system. A $1000 PC with
> Vista Basic is far from sufficient unless you just surf the Web and read
> E-mail (increasingly the majority, as PCs reach more homes). That said, such
> system never inspires the curious users to take graphical applications for a
> ride... or do some development... or build a GUI. A Linux system with all
> the unknown applications that come preinstalled has got an educational
> value. It begs the users to learn new stuff... and use programs that the
> users never even knew about. SuSE 8.1, for example, is how I discovered
> POVRay.
>
Admittedly, to be fair, there's a lot of Windows shareware out there, a
good chunk of it GNU-based. But if one's going to go that route, Linux
would probably be a better choice.
(And yes, POVRay runs fine on Linux. :-) )
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