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When is the last time you used a major Linux distro? From my experience, installing and using Linux has been the most straightforward, especially compared to w
by thomastjeffery 9y ago
When is the last time you used a major Linux distro?
From my experience, installing and using Linux has been the most straightforward, especially compared to windows.
And that's the point: we all have different experiences, so I think it's a bad idea to tell someone they are going to have your bad experiences of they try something new, because better software ends up getting a bad rap.
- emodendroket 9y agoYou don't seem to have any qualms about sharing negative Windows experiences. Is the claim here that I should never share my opinion of software I have used?
- thomastjeffery 9y agoNegative experiences with windows are shared, because windows is proprietary, and therefore consistent. This entire thread is about one of them. I haven't had any negative experience with CUPS, and if I had, that wouldn't define my experience with GNU/Linux. I don't have an issue with you sharing experiences. I do get frustrated when those experiences are used to define GNU/Linux to those who haven't experienced it at all. There are too many people who hear that GNU/Linux is not for them, when it is really a fantastic alternative to windows. There's an attitude that free software will always fail people (which is not true), and I find that attitude not simply unfortunate, but malicious. The way that things improve is for manufacturers to see demand; and that won't happen if people don't see free software as the viable alternative that it is.