In comp.os.linux.advocacy, DFS
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on Thu, 1 Mar 2007 07:05:54 -0500
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> [H]omer wrote:
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>>> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2098770,00.asp
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>> I was planning to watch "Shaun Of The Dead" later on, but I think the
>> above article already exceeds my quota of horror stories for the day.
>
> Did you hear the fun Kelsey Bjarnason had: "FC4 [Fedora Core 4] apparently
> decided that the expendable boot drive was not to be touched, and instead,
> yes, you guessed it, it nuked /home. Something like 13Gb of data on the
> drive, merrily nuked."
>
> Or this one, by our very own John Bailo: "For example, I've been wanting to
> do a Suse 10.1 System Update for a while. It's always dangerous since in
> times past it's brought my system down."
>
> Or the thousands of faceless bozos placing their hopes on Linux/OSS to not
> let them down: http://www.google.com/search?q=Linux+failed+to+install
>
> There's your horror stories.
>
Exactly. Linux is a disaster waiting to happen, unlike
the glowing reviews from all quarters about the hugely
successful release of Microsoft Windows Vista.
For example:
http://www.kadaitcha.cx/vista/dogsbreakfast/index.html
compares Vista favorably to a three-legged Bactrian camel.
(The camel was not available for comment as of this writing.)
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2089592,00.asp
states good and evolutionary, but not spectacular or revolutionary.
http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/17992/
calls it "uninspiring" and is seriously considering going Apple
after being a PC/Windows junkie for many years.
http://www.windley.com/archives/2007/01/detailed_windows_vista_review.shtml
summarizes his position by calling it late, [with] most of
the interesting features jettisoned, and the rest already
available in OSX or XP add-ons for months or more --
but you'll buy it anyway.
Such enthusiasm! It's almost like they were looking forward
to being boiled on oil or something.
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Windows just messes with one's head.
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