Langa bashing (was Re: Problems getting Linux into homes)

[bbales]

On Tuesday 20 April 2004 17:38, Dean Mumby wrote:
> Danny
>
> I am sorry to say you most certainly are in the minority here , having
> read the "garbage" Fred wrote and then following some of the discussions
> in the forum , this article is nothing more than propaganda for Redmond.
> I will admit that some hardware (including sound cards) doesn't always
> seem to work out the box but this is not the fault of Linux as Fred
> would have us believe . This is the fault of Redmond who puts pressure
> on hardware manufacturers to not provide information about there
> products to the open source community in return  for being listed as
> compatible and therefore being included in pre-built systems. Consider
> the financial pressure Redmond could place on a manufacturer by not
> incorporating there driver into windows , dont be mistaken Microsoft
> couldn't write a driver if there lives depended on it they have stolen
> and copied other people work since there inception .(there was a court
> ruling just after 9/11 were they were found guilty of piracy but it
> unfortunately slipped under the radar) The hardware manufacturers
> provide the driver to Microsoft.
>
> All Fred has done is exposed himself as an incapable computer user ,
> perhaps he is a windows user.
>
> Dean
Dean,
Seems to me you are missing the point.  If we are going to get Linux on the 
desktop, it has to be better than (or at least as good as) the latest Windows 
product.  I've been working with computers for about 32 years and running 
Linux exclusively for three years.  And I still can't get Realplayer or any 
sound system to work with Opera 7.23 and RH-9 after three weeks of off and on 
trying.

Certainly I consider Linux superior to Windows, but for the average Joe, 
everything he wants had better be working when he finishes the install or 
he'll have to hire help to fix it.
bruce