Will you recommend fedora to a newcomer?
Anthony Messina
amessina at messinet.com
Sun Apr 16 03:58:03 UTC 2006
Jacques B. wrote:
> On 4/15/06, Tim <ignored_mailbox at yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>> Not a problem unique to Linux, though. I've seen plenty of Windows
>> users who've just got used to <something> crashing while they're using
>> it, or they just give up using it.
>
> No question it's not unique to Linux. But there is no arguing that MS
> Windows is more user friendly than most (if not all) Linux distros
> when it comes to installing applications, plugins, mounting drives,
> etc. Can a Linux distro be made to be nearly as user friendly? Most
> likely it can (and yes I realize useability and security are at
> opposite ends of the spectrum so a more user friendly OS is typically
> less secure because it's designed to remove decision making from the
> user and manage it through the OS and the application trying to
> install itself - but that's not the issue being discussed here). But
> at the end of the day Win32 developers have an easy task of creating
> an install routine to automate installing their application for end
> users because of a common environment among the users. Linux poses
> more of a challenge to a developer because of the various distros with
> differing packages installed (so some may lack dependencies that an
> application would require), different kernels, different folder
> structures - all which can impact a seemless install. Hence why they
> (MS) can develop a more user-friendly environment.
>
> I'm not trying to advocate MS Windows over Linux. Simply pointing out
> the obvious that must be considered as it relates to the original
> question. MS Windows is easier than Linux for end users who want a
> point and click OS that automates just about everything for them. So
> if you are dealing with that level of user it becomes even more
> important to find just the right distro that best meets the user's
> daily requirements. Otherwise you'll quickly lose that user.
>
> I use both OS. I rarely face a challenge when trying to install
> something in MS Windows, or when a browser plugin tries to
> auto-install itself. I can't say the same for Linux. That doesn't
> mean MS Windows is better. We are talking purely user friendliness,
> the feature being sought by the original poster for a Linux distro.
>
> Jacques B.
jacques, you are a very well-spoken person. thanks for taking the time
to think about what you've written here. oh, and by the way, i agree
with you.
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