<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Mustafa Qasim wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:2c21bbf00707130820n5a3dc2f5k4a8317a779754dc3@mail.gmail.com" type="cite"> <blockquote style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;" class="gmail_quote">Consumers are not interested in the OS wars. They don't care about fighting the "Evil empire in Redmond". For most consumers, a computer is a tool, a means to an end. They want to turn it on, log into it, and use it to do the things they want to do. They expect their computer to automatically connect to the internet without hours of time spent trying to get their wireless to work, and frequently never succeeding. They expect to hook up their printers, scanners, digital cameras, etc. and have them immediately work, not spend hours trying to find drivers, etc. They expect to view a video sent by a friend by clicking on the attachment, and have it work, not spend hours trying to get the right codecs, and frequently never being able to play everything they can effortlessly play on windows. They expect application programs to play music, etc. to be user friendly, not "Wizard" friendly. </blockquote> So Respected Sir GaryCarr .. acoording to your statements can u justify Linux? after reading you statements that are of course true can we suggest Linux instead of Windows? <div> </div> -- Mustafa Qasim Lahore, Pakistan Cell: 0321-6614972 URL: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.mustu.info">http://www.mustu.info</a></blockquote> I do software development, system management, and network management on Linux at work (RHEL). Linux is a great software development platform, and a great server platform. We also use it for multiheaded operator consoles in a control system. Does a great job. However, I don't believe Linux is a viable option as a consumer desktop for most consumers. I have serious doubts that it will ever be a viable consumer desktop option. I have heard numerous people recommend booting a live CD on a friend's windows box to convert them to Linux. If I boot the latest Ubuntu live CD on my HP laptop, it looks great. However, I can't connect to my wireless network, and I can't print on my printer. I have never tried it from a live CD, but I'm pretty sure I could not play music on my external USB disk, nor view videos sent from friends from windows boxes. The Macintosh has taken over the "not windows" consumer desktop niche, and I think it will only expand its position. </body> </html>