[luau] MSWindows

[MonMotha]

Randall Oshita wrote:
> Sup guys,
> 
> I?m a heavy Windows user, and a Linux newbie.
> 
> Why are open-source gurus so adamant towards Microsoft? <my opinion 
> after surfing around numerous open-source communities.
> 
> Is it because they don?t give their software away for free?
> 
> I know Linux dudes say it sucks but why? What makes it better?
> 
>  
> 
> I?m not trying to cause a fight with you guys, I like my Red Hat, just 
> wanted to hear some opinions.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Randall Oshita
> 

Personally, I just try to use the cheapest thing that does the job well. 
  I have a fair number of windows machines.  There's some stuff I can do 
on windows that I just can't do on linux yet (though most of that is due 
to a lack of commercially supported applications, which there's not much 
the "community" can do about).

Would I set my grandma up on Linux?  Probably not.  While grandma can 
probably use KDE/GNOME, she can't walk out to CompUSA and buy the latest 
and greatest version of <insert common windows software here> and run it.

However, don't complain about the ease of use thing.  That's utterly 
wrong.  I've set up computers for people who have never touched one 
before.  Let me say they have as hard a time learning Win9x as they do 
learning KDE.  The main reason people say "it's harder" is because it's 
different than what they're used to.  They have to relearn some stuff, 
and people don't like to do that.

--MonMotha

P.S. I think your date might be off by a few months.